Can a Bernie-Style Democrat Unseat Longtime Republican Representative Michael McCaul in TX-10?
The incumbent rarely faced competitive races before labor lawyer Mike Siegel’s challenge in 2018. Now, winning a rematch is no sure thing for McCaul.
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The incumbent rarely faced competitive races before labor lawyer Mike Siegel’s challenge in 2018. Now, winning a rematch is no sure thing for McCaul.
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Gina Ortiz Jones lost by fewer than 1,000 votes to popular retiring Republican Will Hurd in 2018 in the sprawling southwest Texas district. Now, she faces a less well-known rival in Tony Gonzales.
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The Republican touts his bipartisanship in an appeal to this increasingly blue congressional district northeast of Dallas, but he’s been a reliable vote for Donald Trump’s policies during his first term.
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This election will be highly unusual. Here’s what you need to know before voting.
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Sheriff Troy Nehls won his primary as a Trump ally, but has distanced from the president in his race against Democratic challenger Sri Preston Kulkarni.
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Once a Democratic stronghold, then gerrymandered to be a Republican one, the district includes a large swath of Austin and part of southern Tarrant County near Fort Worth.
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It looks like they had fun making it!
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The best day on the internet comes at a relatively low price tag, in crowdfunding terms.
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It’s the largest penalty for a criminal food safety case in U.S. history.
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There's still a lot we don't know about the spread of COVID-19 on college campuses.
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This might be the end of the LuAnn Platter.
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Its influence is evident in the way new releases such as ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ and ‘Cobra Kai’ use time in their storytelling.
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Siena, Italy, crams 30,000 people into the amount of space occupied by a five-stack interchange in the Bayou City.
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You can’t keep Big Tex down.
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San Antonio comic book creator Ben Dunn, 56, had been quietly publishing comics for more than thirty years when Hollywood finally came calling.
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Austin songwriter Mobley recruited musicians to collaborate on an album in quarantine. It feels like a snapshot of a music scene seeking a new way forward.
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From Mattress Mack to Dick Poe to Crazy Willie, we got ’em all!
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A good can is hard to find.
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We pulled up and opened the trunks of our hearts, and the Harris County Public Library’s instantly iconic pitchman quickly deposited himself inside.
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UT-Austin hit students with a request that at any other time would have seemed ridiculous: before classes start, would they please spend 14 days in self-quarantine?
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The Houston Astros owner decided to defend every bad PR move his organization has made.
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The death rate from COVID-19 in deep South Texas is more than twice the state average.
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New polling indicates that the governor’s office is lagging behind mainstream opinion of the coronavirus pandemic.
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It's not just the pandemic. Texas's beloved grocery chain has been developing its disaster response for more than a decade.
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Daniel Johnston's famous friendly frog is the perfect COVID accessory for a man like myself.
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The celebrity chef, accused of domestic violence four years ago, says he’s ready to do the work. But what does that mean?
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The new Arlington baseball stadium has an approach that's, well, out of left field.
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After running second in the Democratic primary to a progressive challenger, Moore argues that her critics haven’t done their homework.
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Access to mail-in ballots has been restricted by the courts, but Texans might be able to vote from their car.
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The band’s social media now calls them ”The Chicks.”
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Should he have won it back in 2005? Maybe. But he wasn’t going to take it after the fact.
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As new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations reach their highest levels yet, the state is relying less on restrictions and more on individual decisions.
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All of the trend lines in Texas are going the wrong way.
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A planned march in an East Texas town sparked doubts and concerns on social media that it was a racist stunt.
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The Texas 2036 project organizes information from the state, Google, and the media to provide a clear picture of the state of the pandemic in Texas.
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Uri Geva is hoping that his Collegiate Summer Baseball Invitational proves that it is—but experts are skeptical.
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An investigation into the Paper of Record that is, alas, somehow necessary.
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The disparity is even more stark when you consider that Wyoming is just one of 35 states with a smaller population than the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex alone.
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Are we being pranked, or is everyone going crazy?
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Governor Abbott’s phase two reopenings signal a hope from leaders that maybe this all will just work out, somehow.
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As our understanding of the disease has evolved, so have the models and advice from experts.
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The live music industry was one of the first to come to a halt during the coronavirus crisis—but a plan could bring it back safer and sooner than anyone might have guessed.
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The streetwear brand Supreme announced its clothing collection featuring the late outsider artist’s work.
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As far as PR stunts go, this one has been lucrative.
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How do you sack a quarterback from six feet away?
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From Mattress Mack to that Austin guy who pushed a park ranger into the lake, the pandemic is bringing out the best and worst in people.
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The question is making its way through the courts, after Attorney General Ken Paxton appealed a state judge’s ruling.
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The latest rant from the ‘Infowars’ host triggers a fear we didn’t know we had.
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But the release of the track resulted in some drama anyway.
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Research suggests Governor Abbott’s statewide stay-at-home order was slowing down the coronavirus’s spread. What will happen now that he’s lifted it?
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