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Texas Democrats look to rally behind their ticket, draw national attention at state convention

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is headlining the event, as Democrats seek to drum up support and excitement for James Talarico and other down-ballot candidates ahead of November.

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🎶It’s His Party and He’ll…🎶

Kendall Scudder on Bernie Sanders, Michael Bloomberg, disaster politics, and his state's economic success

Texas Observer

In draft congressional map, Texas Republicans bet big that gains with Latino voters will persist

The plan increases the share of Hispanic voters in three of the five districts targeted by the GOP, banking that enough will turn out and vote for Republicans without Donald Trump on the ballot.

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After years of disappointment at the polls, Texas Democrats will select new party leader

The State Democratic Executive Committee will meet on Saturday to elect the successor to party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa.

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Texas Democratic Party chair steps down after dismal election performance

Gilberto Hinojosa’s resignation ends a 12-year run leading the state party, dating back to his election at the 2012 Texas Democratic Convention.

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How “wildly successful” anti-trans ads fired up Texas voters for Republicans

The barrage of ads focused on trans kids playing youth sports motivated the Republican base as Democrats struggled to respond.

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In Texas visit, second gentleman Douglas Emhoff raises more than $1 million

The stop by the husband of presidential candidate Kamala Harris included a rally to boost local Democrats looking to flip seats in the Texas House.

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Democrats hope anti-voucher campaign will help win back South Texas House seat

The first-term Republican defending her seat said a private school voucher program will help her community, especially students from low-income families.

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Ken Paxton’s vote harvesting investigation in South Texas renews questions over politiqueras

Since the 2020 election, Texas Republicans have dramatically rewritten the state’s voting laws, which have made some long-standing practices illegal.

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Texas took center stage at the Democratic National Convention, but don’t call it a battleground state

Several Texans took the DNC stage to blast Republican policies and reach out to a younger generation. But the Harris campaign still doesn’t view Texas as a major target.

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Veronica Escobar’s role with the presidential campaign offers exciting and sometimes uneasy spotlight

The El Paso Democrat has defended the Biden and Harris campaign through its best — and worst — moments

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Trump pitches 2024 election as most important for nation’s future during Houston campaign stop

Former President Donald Trump said the acquitted attorney general should not have been impeached but that he was happy to have helped the state’s top civil lawyer.

The Texas Tribune

Controversial issues to come up in Texas special legislative session

School vouchers and border security are the focus of a special legislative session beginning this week in the Texas Statehouse. Both are key issues for the state's Republican governor.

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State Rep. Ryan Guillen finds himself in the middle of the action in his first term as a Republican

The longtime Rio Grande City representative, who switched parties in 2021, has played a key role in gun and immigration legislation this year.

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Biden is building his reelection bid around an organization Obama shunned

President Joe Biden is staking his reelection bid on the political and financial muscle of the Democratic National Committee

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State Rep. Abel Herrero announces he will not seek a 10th term

The moderate Democrat from Robstown chairs the Corrections Committee.

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Texas Democrats rally around Joe Biden as he announces reelection bid

Texas Democrats are hopeful Biden can run a competitive race in the historically red state — especially if the GOP nominee is Donald Trump again.

Tribune News Service

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis brings his culture war to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s turf

DALLAS — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won’t need much of an introduction at Saturday’s Dallas County Reagan Day Dinner.

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Political dominoes could fall if Democrat Colin Allred takes on GOP’s Ted Cruz for Texas Senate

DALLAS — The revelation that U.S. Rep. Colin Allred is considering challenging Republican incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz is creating a political domino effect.

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Texas Democrats ask hard questions after midterm election losses

AUSTIN, Texas — High-ranking Texas Democrats have sought to numb acute pain from a drubbing they took in this month’s midterm election by accentuating the positive:

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Republicans make marginal gains in South Texas as Democratic power wanes

The Rio Grande Valley has long been a Democratic stronghold in Texas. Republicans invested heavily there but didn't see major gains. Still, marginal progress has Democrats worried.

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Texas Democrats admit to faltering on messaging and voter turnout, contributing to resounding midterm losses

Beto O’Rourke lost by double-digits on Tuesday night and so did every other statewide Democrat. That has left Democrats in a familiar position: wounded after a disappointing election night while contemplating their strategy and their future.

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No red wave, but Republicans continue inroads into long-Democratic South Texas

The GOP flipped only one of the three congressional seats it wanted this cycle. But the party made inroads down the ballot.

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Donald Trump energizes South Texas voters ahead of early voting as Republicans predict red “tsunami”

Trump rally attendees said they were basing their midterm votes on issues such as the economy and the border and were hopeful Trump would run for president again.

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Texas Democrats fume over national counterparts for insufficient support in South Texas battleground

“I’m really, deeply disappointed in the DCCC,” Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa said. “I hope they change their mind, and if we lose this election, it’s completely on them.”

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