Even the Texas lawmakers who want to change the way the state selects judges are wary of taking that power away from voters. The politics are more difficult, in some ways, than the proposed policy changes.
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Texas 2020 Elections
In Houston congressional district, Republicans see a chance to boost party diversity and reflip a seat
U.S. Rep. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher won Texas’ 7th Congressional District for the Democrats in 2018. Republicans are vying for a chance to win it back.
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Texas 2020 Elections
“The farmers are sticking with Trump”: President touts new trade deal during Austin speech
The president also exuded confidence that Texas will remain in Republican hands in 2020, despite some political watchers suggesting it’s more purple than it has been in years.
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Texan Ken Starr joins Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team
Starr was president of Baylor University during a time when the school was rocked by sexual assault scandals.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Analysis: A seasonal change in Texas politics, as November trumps March
For a long time, the party primary elections in Texas have been more competitive than the general elections in November. Not anymore.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: Meet the Pulitzer Prize winner who’ll lead our new investigative team
Manny García, a veteran reporter and editor, is the first of 11 hires for our ambitious joint project with ProPublica.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Here’s your Texas 2020 March primary ballot
The Texas 2020 primary will take place on March 3. See the full list of candidates statewide, and find out who’s on your ballot based on where you live.
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TribCast: Refugee ban, hemp fiasco and another Planned Parenthood fight
On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Jolie and Emma about the governor’s decision to opt out of the federal refugee resettlement program, the state’s hemp legalization fiasco and the latest in the Texas vs. Planned Parenthood fight.
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U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia of Houston one of seven named to prosecution team in Senate impeachment trial
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated that she leaned on Garcia for her judicial background.
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Advocates have long tried to change judicial selection in Texas. Is Dan Patrick their newest obstacle?
A new commission had barely begun to study Texas’ partisan judicial election system when the leader of the Texas Senate signaled skepticism of reform.