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elections

Does Taylor Rehmet’s Victory Foreshadow an Anti-MAGA Wave?

As the dust settles, Texas Dems and Republicans weigh the lessons from the shock upset in Senate District 9.

by Tyler Hicks

Keep Reading

Could This State Senate Runoff Be a Tipping Point for Tarrant County?

by Tyler Hicks

In Tarrant County, a Grassroots Coalition Pushes Back on Christian Nationalists

by Edward Brown

‘Failures and Grift’: Gina Hinojosa Wants to Stop Greg Abbott from Making History

by Justin Miller

kulkarni Oct 30, 2018

Can Asian Voters Carry a Democrat to Congress in the Houston Suburbs?

Sri Kulkarni is running one of the most innovative campaigns in the country. If he succeeds, he’ll have created proof of concept for the party’s future.

by Justin Miller

Oct 29, 2018

Loon Star: Riff Raff

Ben Sargent on voter turnout.

by Ben Sargent

houston, beto Oct 29, 2018

Inside Beto’s Plan to Turn Out Black Voters in Houston

Black activists are cautiously optimistic — but it’s a huge challenge for Beto’s grassroots machine to reach the unlikely voters he needs to come out.

by Justin Miller

Joan Huffman, Rita Lucido Oct 26, 2018

To Chip Away at Dan Patrick’s Power, Dems Need a Crashing Blue Wave in SD 17

by Michael Barajas

Oct 26, 2018

Two Special Interest Groups Bankroll More Than Three-Quarters of Konni Burton’s Senate Campaign

Two uber-conservative groups have pumped more than $830,000 into the North Texas race.

by Connor Brown

Attorney General Ken Paxton at the 2016 Texas GOP Convention. Oct 25, 2018

Texas’ Indicted Attorney General is Barely Bothering to Campaign

This year, Ken Paxton is again running in absentia: avoiding the press, making few public appearances and refusing to debate Democratic challenger Justin Nelson.

by Sophie Novack and Michael Barajas

John Bucy, Tony Dale Oct 23, 2018

Can John Bucy Break the GOP Hold on Williamson County?

by Gus Bova

lupe valdez, democrats, blue wave, elections Oct 22, 2018

Lupe Valdez’s Performance Against Greg Abbott May Test the Strength of the ‘Beto Effect’

Even an extraordinary Democratic candidate running a flawless campaign would face difficult odds against Abbott.

by Forrest Wilder

Deanna Maria Metzger, Victoria Neave Oct 18, 2018

Republican Deanna Maria Metzger Hopes Hispanics Will Turn on Victoria Neave

by Gus Bova

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