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Beto O’Rourke No Longer Ruling Out 2020 Presidential Run
Posted on · U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, said at a town hall in El Paso Monday that he and his wife had "made a decision not to rule anything out."
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Texas Court Of Criminal Appeals Rules Against Prosecutors In Ken Paxton Payment Case
Posted on · The court agreed in December to weigh in on an obstacle to Paxton’s long-running legal drama, a fight over more than a year’s payment for the prosecutors working on the case.
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Four Candidates File For Special Election To Replace Sylvia Garcia
Posted on · The deadline was 5 p.m. Friday.
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Abbott And Valdez Spar over Arming Teachers, Harvey Recovery in Debate
Posted on · The Republican Governor and his Democratic challenger held their first and only debate
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One Poll Shows Cruz Beating O’Rourke And Another Indicates The Democrat Would Win
Posted on · A survey by Quinnipiac University says the Republican Senator is leading by 9 points, while a survey by Ipsos puts the Congressman from El Paso in the lead by 2 points
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Republican Pete Flores Upsets Democrat Pete Gallego in Race for Uresti Seat
Posted on · Democrat Gallego has conceded to Flores in the race to replace convicted former state Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, in a Democratic-leaning district. Flores will become the first Hispanic Republican to serve in the state Senate.
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Julián Castro Makes Trip to Iowa as Midterms — And 2020 Decision — Loom
Posted on · Julián Castro, the former U.S. housing secretary and San Antonio mayor, is paying his first visit to Iowa this weekend as a potential 2020 presidential candidate. Castro plans to make up his mind on a White House run by the end of the year.
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Dispute Over Resignation Letter Holds Up Special Election to Replace State Sen. Sylvia Garcia
Posted on · Garcia, who is widely expected to be headed to Congress next year, is at odds with the governor's office over whether her resignation letter was worded properly to allow him to call a special election.
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Beto O’Rourke’s First TV Ad Is out Today; but He’s Quietly Been in Print And Radio for Months
Posted on · Beto O'Rourke, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, has gotten a lot of attention for his campaign's drive to reach voters online. But he's also made an effort to woo them on the radio and in print.
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Abbott Sets Runoff to Replace State Sen. Carlos Uresti for Sept. 18
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott has scheduled a Sept. 18 special election runoff for Senate District 19
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Beto O’Rourke Says He’ll Start Airing TV Ads with Money Raised off Ted Cruz’s Attack Ads
Posted on · Beto O'Rourke, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, announced Monday he will start airing TV ads in his race against Republican incumbent Ted Cruz.
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Mike Pence to Headline Houston-Area Fundraiser for U.S. Rep. John Culberson
Posted on · Culberson is among national Democrats' top three targets in Texas this fall
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After Tweeting — Then Deleting — Fake Churchill Quote, Abbott Rails Against Antifa
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted and then deleted a fake quote from Winston Churchill on Tuesday. Asked about it afterward, he used it to criticize the anti-fascist activists known as antifa.
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With O’Rourke Gaining Momentum, Cruz’s November Alarm Hits New Volume
Posted on · U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, hit the campaign trail Saturday with amped-up warnings that his re-election is anything but a sure thing in November
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Ted Cruz Releases First TV Ads of Re-Election Bid, Including Beto O’Rourke Attack Spot
Posted on · U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Friday began airing the first TV ads of his re-election campaign against Beto O'Rourke, a Democratic congressman from El Paso