Texas Democrat Criticizes Latino Trump Supporters, Drawing Comparison to Jews Voting for Hitler Rep. Vicente González's statement drew strong backlash from local Republicans Latin Times · Mar 15, 2024
Vicente Gonzalez compares Latino Trump supporters to “Jews for Hitler” The South Texas Democrat said Latinos who support former President Donald Trump are voting against their self interest, but Republicans recoiled at the comparison. The Texas Tribune · Mar 14, 2024
Key results from congressional primaries on Super Tuesday - Roll Call Key 2024 primary results from House and Senate primaries in Alabama, Arkansas, California, North Carolina and Texas. Roll Call · Mar 6, 2024
U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez wants GOP voters to believe that Mayra Flores is the weaker primary candidate Gonzalez’ campaign sent mailers to GOP voters suggesting a candidate who has raised no money would be harder to defeat this November than Flores. The Texas Tribune · Feb 27, 2024
House disclosures show both parties gearing for battle - Roll Call On average, battleground House Democratic incumbents raised more, but Republicans in similar races had more cash in their accounts. Roll Call · Feb 1, 2024
Illegal immigration crisis at border worsens under Biden administration This segment discusses the escalating issue of illegal immigration and the failures of the Biden administration to enforce existing laws, leading to increa... Top News · Feb 1, 2024
What exactly is "GrubGate?" In a text message on Wednesday, Flores said it wasn't her "intention to mislead" Salon · Jan 4, 2024
Ex-GOP lawmaker sparks ‘grubgate’ controversy after she’s accused of posting stolen food photos She later changed her social media handle and blocked accusers The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2024
Former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores accused of cribbing others’ pictures of Mexican food as her own cooking Flores, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez for her old seat, is being accused of routinely stealing stylish photos of Mexican campfire cooking and passing them off as her own idyllic life on a ranch. The Texas Tribune · Jan 3, 2024
Hispanic Republicans vie to oust Democrats in diverse districts - Roll Call GOP Hispanic candidates vying in diverse House districts held by Democrats span the political spectrum from hard right to moderate middle. Roll Call · Aug 21, 2023
Democrats confident U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez will keep his South Texas seat in 2024 election Republicans recently announced Mayra Flores’ comeback effort with great fanfare, but Democrats argue that a redrawn district — and Flores’ voting record — are hurdles the GOP can’t clear. The Texas Tribune · Jul 17, 2023
Former Rep. Mayra Flores seeking a rematch in Texas - Roll Call Republican Mayra Flores looks to reclaim the seat in Congress she won and then lost in 2022 with another run against Rep. Vicente Gonzalez. Roll Call · Jul 11, 2023
Republican Mayra Flores announces bid to retake South Texas congressional seat Flores won a special election in 2022 but lost to U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Democrat, five months later in the general election. Redistricting may complicate her comeback. The Texas Tribune · Jul 11, 2023
National GOP recruiting Mayra Flores, ousted from her South Texas seat, to run again for Congress The Los Indios Republican won a special election in 2022 but lost to U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez five months later in the general election. The Texas Tribune · Jul 6, 2023
The Texas Tribune · Apr 3, 2023 National Democrats will invest to retake South Texas congressional district in 2024 The U.S. House Democratic campaign arm will target the 15th Congressional District in next year’s elections, hoping to reclaim the seat from Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz, the first Republican ever to represent the district.
The Texas Tribune · Mar 15, 2023 Texas Democrats and Republicans are on the hunt for rare chances to flip seats in 2024 The dearth of competitive down-ballot races could contrast with the last few election cycles in Texas, when multiple congressional seats and state legislative seats drew significant national investment.
The Texas Tribune · Mar 13, 2023 National Republicans say they will spend big to oust Rep. Vicente Gonzalez from his South Texas seat in 2024 Congressional Republicans’ campaign arm will make another effort to unseat the South Texas Democrat who ran in one of the state’s most competitive races last year.
Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022 Elon Musk didn’t cast midterm ballot, despite urging fans to vote Republican, election officials say Twitter owner Elon Musk didn’t vote in the November midterms, despite hinting otherwise and urging supporters to elect Republican.
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022 Elon Musk didn’t vote in the midterms despite telling followers to back Republicans, records show Election records in Cameron County, Texas, show no record of the Twitter CEO voting in November’s midterms
WEKU · Nov 22, 2022 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.
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2022 GOP sees slight Latino vote gains, painful candidate losses Republicans had placed their midterm hopes on a roster of Latina candidates to make gains with Latino voters, but the verdict was mixed
Tribune News Service · Nov 18, 2022 GOP fell short in Latino-heavy areas along US-Mexico border The Republican Party set its sights on South Texas and other areas around the U.S.-Mexico border in the 2022 midterm elections in part of its push for a so-called “red wave” to usher in a large House majority.
Roll Call · Nov 17, 2022 GOP fell short in Latino-heavy areas along U.S-Mexico border - Roll Call Republican efforts to lean into immigration concerns fell short on the border, along with a lackluster GOP showing nationwide.
The Texas Tribune · Nov 15, 2022 Monica De La Cruz is the first Republican to represent Texas’ 15th Congressional District. What will she do with it? After finally flipping the Democratic district, Monica De La Cruz vowed to “represent all of South Texas” and likely will be influential on border issues.
Ballotpedia · Nov 10, 2022 U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D) defeats U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores (R) in TX-34 U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D) defeated U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores (R) in the general election for Texas’ 34th Congressional District on Nov. 8, 2022. This election was one of two U.S. House races in which two incumbents faced off in the general election.