In a Newly Competitive South Texas, Democrats Are Clashing Over the Best Way Forward
The race to replace state senator Eddie Lucio Jr. features four candidates, each with a competing vision for the future of their party.
Bobby Cervantes is a Rio Grande Valley native and a PhD candidate in American Studies at the University of Kansas. Since 2010, he has covered Texas politics for the Houston Chronicle, the San Antonio Express-News, and The Texas Tribune. Follow him on Twitter: @BobbyCervantes.
The race to replace state senator Eddie Lucio Jr. features four candidates, each with a competing vision for the future of their party.
A sleepy Democratic primary runoff against challenger Sara Stapleton-Barrera heated up last week when a mailer, using a nickname for the incumbent, incited numerous political allies to rally behind him.