Texas AG Paxton Sues Biden Administration For Not Giving Him More Data to Verify Noncitizen Voters As the election nears, Paxton ramps up efforts to target noncitizen voters. Latin Times · Oct 23, 2024
Republican House Candidate Mayra Flores Says She Would Not Oppose Requiring Texans To Carry Passport to Prove Citizenship Rep. Vicente Gonzalez and former Rep. Mayra Flores sparred in a debate as they vie to win the seat in Texas' District 34, with immigration taking the spotlight. Latin Times · Oct 18, 2024
At debate, Mayra Flores shrugs off concern about mandating South Texans carry passports During a tense debate with U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, Flores attacked Gonzalez for being soft on border security, then suggested requiring residents to prove citizenship in some instances was appropriate. The Texas Tribune · Oct 18, 2024
Vicente Gonzalez and Mayra Flores clash in fiery South Texas congressional debate In their only debate before Election Day, Gonzalez and Flores traded jabs over the economy, immigration and abortion, and regularly spoke over each other. The Texas Tribune · Oct 18, 2024
Republicans put up little fight in Henry Cuellar’s race after indictment Republicans declared the Laredo Democrat a target this year after his indictment, but haven’t spent serious money to unseat him. The Texas Tribune · Oct 16, 2024
Texas Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez Maintains Lead as Republicans Seek to Keep Control of the House Gonzalez continues having an edge over GOP challenger Rep. Mayra Flores as Republicans seek to keep control of the House and make inroads with Texas Latinos Latin Times · Oct 16, 2024
A Texas rematch: Republican Mayra Flores aims to beat Democrat Vicente Gonzalez for U.S. House seat Flores briefly represented the district after winning a 2022 special election. Gonzalez went on to beat her by nearly 9 points in the general. The Texas Tribune · Oct 15, 2024
South Texas congressional races remain the most competitive — but this time Democrats are playing offense The same candidates will be running in Texas’ 15th and 34th Congressional Districts, though the presidential and Senate races could mix things up. The Texas Tribune · Oct 14, 2024
Trump Hears From Former Undocumented Man, Praises Hispanic Entrepreneurs During Nevada Visit As Trump's campaign focuses on Latino voters, a new poll indicates his support among the demographic is steady, while Harris underperforms. Latin Times · Oct 13, 2024
Abortion, private school vouchers and legislative control are the key issues in Texas’ 2024 election Texan voters will have significant influence in November, both within and outside the state. They will be electing a U.S. senator, 38 U.S. House members, 150 state House members, as well as various judges and local elected officials. Additionally, they will have influence over important questions. The Texas Tribune · Oct 3, 2024
NRCC Launches Ad Campaign Featuring Conspiracy Theorist Targeting Rep. Vicente Gonzalez The ad, which is part of an $800,000 campaign in the South Texas market, features Ruben Guerrero, a business owner from Brownsville, criticizing Gonzalez [D-McAllen] for prioritizing "sex changes for kids" over focusing on the economy. Latin Times · Sep 23, 2024
Republicans feature 9/11 conspiracy theorist in South Texas ads The small business owner featured in the ad previously shared memes calling 9/11 and the COVID-19 pandemic inside jobs and mocking U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw. The Texas Tribune · Sep 20, 2024
Republicans pour money into attacking Texas Democrats on LGBTQ+ issues ahead of Election Day In his largest ad buy to date, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz attacks U.S. Rep. Colin Allred for his support of the Equality Act. It would have prohibited gender discrimination in public places. The Texas Tribune · Sep 18, 2024
Mayra Flores teams up with Latinas for Trump Vance to flip Texas House seat Republicans invest heavily in effort to reclaim Texas' 34th District, targeting Hispanic voters in key democratic stronghold. Latin Times · Sep 1, 2024
Latin Times · Aug 29, 2024 Texas Republican Mayra Flores' chances of taking a House seat after getting support from the national GOP Flores is vying to win the House seat for Texas' 34th Congressional district, which Republicans thought it may be the only potential flip in the state in November
The Texas Tribune · Aug 28, 2024 National Republicans support Mayra Flores with group’s first Texas-focused ad buy U.S. House Republicans’ campaign arm announced its first ad buy targeting a Texas race this cycle.
Latin Times · Jul 30, 2024 Texas' Mayra Flores gets GOP endorsement and resources through Young Guns program Flores' endorsement shows Republicans are focused on flipping the House seat, which is currently occupied by Democrat Vicente Gonzalez
The Texas Tribune · Jul 29, 2024 Mayra Flores gets boost in training, resources as Republicans seek to flip South Texas district Republicans view Flores’ race against Democrat Rep. Vicente Gonzalez as potentially competitive race.
Latin Times · Jul 13, 2024 Latina Republicans distance themselves from the "toxic" issue of abortion ahead of 2024 elections The trend is part of a national effort from Republicans to avoid abortion following the controversial 2022 SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
The Texas Tribune · Jun 28, 2024 Texas Democrats worry Biden debate performance could hurt down-ballot races The president’s bungled debate performance had Democrats fearful voters would stay home in November.
The Texas Tribune · May 29, 2024 Navy veteran Jay Furman will face indicted U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar in South Texas congressional race Furman won the Republican nomination in a runoff against Lazaro Garza. Cuellar’s criminal charges have suddenly made it a high-profile race.
The Texas Tribune · May 14, 2024 After U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s indictment, why aren’t Republicans trying to flip his district? Instead, Republicans are trying to tie Cuellar’s allegations of bribery and corruption to Democrats in other competitive races in South Texas.
The Texas Tribune · Apr 18, 2024 Mayra Flores raises twice as much as U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez in bid to unseat him this November National Republicans are investing heavily in Flores’ bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez in South Texas.
The Texas Tribune · Apr 2, 2024 U.S. Rep. Colin Allred voted for TikTok ban despite continuing to use the app Allred is the delegation’s most prolific user of the app. He said he voted for the legislation because of national security concerns.
Latin Times · Mar 15, 2024 Texas Democrat Criticizes Latino Trump Supporters, Drawing Comparison to Jews Voting for Hitler Rep. Vicente González's statement drew strong backlash from local Republicans