Lone Star ‘Squad’: AOC Rallies for Texans Greg Casar and Jessica Cisneros
The two progressive candidates would represent a new left edge of the state's congressional delegation if primary voters from Austin to San Antonio to Laredo back them.
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The two progressive candidates would represent a new left edge of the state's congressional delegation if primary voters from Austin to San Antonio to Laredo back them.
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