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2018 Texas Elections
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‘Underdog: Beto vs. Cruz’ on the Caravan and the Blue Wave
On the eve of the election, Eric Benson examines the effects of early voting and the possibility of a number of Democratic victories come Tuesday.
Texas Republicans Appear to be Losing the Youth Vote to Democrats
The GOP enjoyed the strong support of young Texans in the 2000s, but that appears to be changing.
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Beto O’Rourke came out on top of a poll of progressives, prompting Bernie Sanders supporters to complain.
Texas law would allow Beto to take a shot at the White House and at Senator John Cornyn at the same time.
In his first town hall since narrowly losing his election, O'Rourke shows he may not be ready to leave public arena.
Governor Greg Abbott signed a law that gets rid of straight-ticket balloting and this was its last election.
Governor Greg Abbott emerged as the top vote-getter on Election Day.
The civil rights group filed a complaint one day after the Border Patrol postponed an Election Day "crowd control" exercise.
Gina Ortiz Jones said she's not ready to call for a recount in a race that is separated by only hundreds of votes.
Ted Cruz won the Senate election, but he had no coattails. Some takeaways from election night.
An evening that included the unseating of longtime Congressman Pete Sessions saw the historic election of the state's first two Latinas to Congress.
