Turnout was higher than in 2016 among Democrats, and lower among Republicans.
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Donald Trump to nominate U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe to become director of national intelligence
Ratcliffe was previously considered for the role but withdrew his name after he was accused of exaggerating parts of his biography, like his role as the leader of an immigration crackdown while he was a federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Texas.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: We’ve hired Stacy-Marie Ishmael and Millie Tran to lead us in our second decade
These superlative journalists and inspiring role models will be The Texas Tribune’s new editorial director and chief product officer, respectively. We’re so lucky to have them on our team.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas Republicans raise alarms about coronavirus threat at the southern border
The lawmakers concede there is no major present-day outbreak of the deadly strain in Mexico, South America or Central America but note that “it can be presumed that we will see the virus spread further.”
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Guides
Texas is an open primary state. Here’s what that means for how Republicans, Democrats and others can vote on Super Tuesday.
Texas is one of 17 states with open primaries, which means regardless of which party voters identify with, they can choose from year to year which party’s nominees they’d like to select in a primary election.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Joe Biden has long held a lead with black voters in Texas. Will they stick with him?
Many black voters in the Lone Star State and elsewhere are wondering aloud whether to look elsewhere. If they do, his campaign could be in trouble.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Ask us anything: Three political reporters will answer your questions about the Texas primary
Join us Monday in r/politics on Reddit to ask journalists from The Texas Tribune, Texas Observer and Texas Monthly anything about the upcoming primary election.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Our updated Texas 2020 Hotlist: The most competitive races in this year’s primary
A couple of The Texas Tribune’s political nerds highlight (their latest version of) the most interesting races up and down the 2020 primary ballot.
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Demographics
More young Texans are registering to vote. Will they actually turn out?
Voter registration activity at Texas high schools spiked ahead of the 2018 general elections, when young and Hispanic voters turned out in record numbers for a midterm.
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Texas 2020 Elections
This judge refused to toss Rick Perry’s indictment. Now Perry is backing his opponent in Court of Criminal Appeals race.
A PAC with close ties to Perry is backing Gina Parker’s campaign to oust incumbent Judge Bert Richardson in the GOP primary.