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As El Paso draws record numbers of Cubans seeking refuge, the city's Democratic congressman said he favors repealing a decades-old provision that gives those migrants a special status here. Full Story
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In a reversal, state Rep. Wayne Smith is now pursuing a recount in his narrow loss in Tuesday's Republican primary runoff. Full Story
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton approached at least one other North Texas school district about adopting the transgender student bathroom policy that is now the center of his lawsuit against the Obama administration. Full Story
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Two congressional candidates in this week's runoffs loaned their campaigns more than $1 million. It's the latest example of how self-funding is becoming the norm in congressional races. Full Story
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Texas, joined by 10 other states, filed a lawsuit Wednesday to stop a federal directive instructing school districts to let transgender students use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity, state officials announced. Full Story
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Tuesday's Republican primary runoffs may not be over yet for at least one candidate. Full Story
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Looking for the winners of Tuesday night's primary runoffs? Our handy election scoreboard has you covered. Full Story
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If you’re the sort who rides your friends for shirking their civic duty by not voting, let up a bit. Tuesday’s was, by almost any measure, an election of limited statewide importance. Full Story
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A candidate who ran a low-key campaign and shares a name with the governor of Wisconsin won the GOP runoff race for a seat on Texas' highest criminal court. Full Story
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Former state Rep. Wayne Christian won the Republican nomination late Tuesday in the race for Texas railroad commissioner, edging out Houston-area real estate mogul Gary Gates in a race that turned heated in its final stages. Full Story
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Voters in the state's primary runoff elections put two Texans, one Republican and one Democrat, on track to join the state's delegation in Washington, D.C. Full Story
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Two new Republicans are poised to claim seats in the Texas Senate: Travis County eye surgeon Dawn Buckingham and state Rep. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola. Full Story
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Throughout Tuesday night, Tribune reporters will keep you updated on the results of Texas' Republican and Democratic primary runoffs, from the first early voting totals through the last ballots counted. Full Story
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Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller warned the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday that “all voting laws could be in jeopardy" if Texas' voter ID law is struck down. Full Story
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While he says he’s open to being a running mate for either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban often sounds more like Trump. See if you can tell the bombastic billionaires apart in our quotation quiz. Full Story
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Tuesday's primary runoffs will determine the party nominees for key seats in the Texas Legislature, on the Texas Railroad Commission and on the State Board of Education. Here are five things to watch for on election night. Full Story
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In the latest step in a lawsuit that may end up at the U.S. Supreme Court, Texas’ five-year-old voter identification law will face a fresh round of probing in New Orleans Tuesday. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is making a rare foray into a state-level contest, helping to make the closing argument for Bryan Hughes in his race against David Simpson for the Texas Senate. Full Story
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On the eve of Election Day in 22 state runoff races — 16 of them following the Republican primaries — Texas voters seem to be concerned with other things. Full Story
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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban would “absolutely” consider becoming Hillary Clinton’s running mate this year, “if she’s willing to listen,” he told NBC's Meet the Press. And the same goes with Donald Trump. Full Story
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