Interviews with Texas Republican female consultants, lobbyists, activists and aspiring politicians reveal a common sentiment: They no longer feel welcome in their own party.
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Analysis: An election without a mandate for Texas lawmakers
Some elections are referendums on issues, public votes that give lawmakers a good idea of what voters want. This election isn’t one of those.
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Despite “best campaign ad ever,” Travis County commissioner race still a toss-up
His campaign ad has been watched millions of times, but Republican Gerald Daugherty’s re-election bid is anything but certain.
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Stumping with Pence, Cruz doesn’t directly boost Trump
In his first public appearance on behalf of his party’s presidential ticket, Ted Cruz stopped far short of making an unambiguous pitch for Donald Trump, his former bitter rival in the primaries.
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GOP operative John Colyandro to lead “school choice” lobbying group
Longtime GOP political operative John Colyandro has been tapped to head a new organization that will aggressively push Texas lawmakers to approve education savings accounts.
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Texas voter turnout is huge this year. But here’s who doesn’t vote.
With everyone crowing about the rush of early voters in Texas this election, it’s worth noting that we’re still a state with low overall voter turnout. We run the numbers.
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Teaching to the sext: How Texas educators tackle a NSFW election
Texas teachers are finding plenty of lessons for students in the 2016 presidential election, but discussing some of the racier news requires a careful approach.
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Castro brothers to storm battleground states for Clinton
Beginning Thursday, two of the state’s most prominent Democrats will campaign for Hillary Clinton in Nevada, Colorado, Ohio, Iowa and Texas.
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GOP Sen. John Cornyn: I voted for Democrats in some uncontested races
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said Wednesday he split his ticket for the Nov. 8 elections, voting for some Democratic candidates in Travis County races where a Republican was not on the ballot.
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Analysis: Texas politicians merely echoing the message they’re receiving
Sure, there’s a lot of pushing and shoving going on among the state’s elected officials, but there’s a lot of pushing and shoving going on with Texas voters, too.