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Democrats vote to upend presidential primary calendar for 2024 but challenges persist

The vote cements a shift in the presidential primary calendar that many Democrats have long called for and elevates states with greater diversity and voter access.

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Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke edges Gov. Greg Abbott in fundraising — again

AUSTIN, Texas — Democrat Beto O’Rourke has done what no Greg Abbott opponent has ever done — raised more than the veteran GOP officeholder in two consecutive reporting periods.

Tribune News Service

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.”

The Texas Tribune

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Marjorie Taylor Greene: can Democrats unseat the far-right extremist?

Georgia in focus: A Democratic challenger who raised $10.8m is facing an uphill battle against the Maga congresswoman

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Rochelle Garza is the Democrats’ best chance of winning statewide office in Texas, but she still faces an uphill battle

Garza remains the underdog, battling her own low name recognition and a fundraising disadvantage in an expensive statewide race that is already demanding considerable resources for travel and TV ads.

The Texas Tribune

Can Beto O’Rourke persuade enough non-Democrats to dump Greg Abbott? Poll casts doubt

DALLAS – Beto O’Rourke has made courting independents and Republicans whose votes could be up for grabs a critical component of his campaign to unseat GOP incumbent Greg Abbott.

Tribune News Service

If Texas Democrats want to restore abortion rights, the road doesn’t go through Kansas

DALLAS — Buoyed by the success of their counterparts in Kansas, Texas activists are determined to use November’s midterm elections to kick-start the restoration of abortion rights.

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With little short-term hope, Texas’ abortion-rights movement sets its sights on the long run

Advocates and politicians say they hope Texas’ ban on abortion will motivate voters. But they say they’ll need to emulate the strategies of the anti-abortion movement to reach long-term success.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Democrats hope abortion ruling backlash will help in November elections

DALLAS — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade has sounded the bell for a new round in the fight over abortion rights that will be staged in ballot boxes instead of courtrooms.

Tribune News Service

Wendy Davis and Donna Howard, defenders of abortion access, worry the worst is yet to come after Roe decision

In interviews, the two women expressed a sense of sorrow over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow states to ban abortions, adding even more enormous obstacles to what was already an uphill battle to protect reproductive rights in Texas.

The Texas Tribune

What’s next for Texas abortion law if the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade?

DALLAS — If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, what happens to Texas state laws that were in place prior to the landmark ruling on abortion rights almost 50 years ago?

Tribune News Service

Claremont serial killer survivor Wendy Davis speaks out, hoping her neglect won't be repeated

In 1990, Wendy Davis was violently attacked by the man who went on to become the Claremont serial killer. Wendy says no-one took her story seriously but the murders may not have happened if they had.

ABC News

Georgia Democrats aim to make abortion rights a unifying midterm message

ATLANTA — Georgia Democrats who struggled to counter concerns about rising fuel prices and inflation suddenly have a unifying campaign message following the leaking of a draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

Tribune News Service

Texas Republicans Crow about ‘Roe’ Reversal, Lament Supreme Court Leak

State GOP leaders have spun the leak as the rightful return of abortion regulation to the realm of red-state rights—and a crusade against the conservative Court.

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In Texas, a former state senator challenges the state's abortion law in court

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to ex-state Sen. Wendy Davis who is challenging the state's restrictive abortion law. She became well-known nationally after a 13-hour filibuster of a 2013 abortion bill.

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Patricia Murphy: The big-money industry to defeat Marjorie Taylor Greene

Marcus Flowers' campaign headquarters in downtown Rome, Georgia, looks like any other you'd see four weeks away from a primary election, with campaign signs taped to the windows and a folding table as a make-shift reception desk in the nearly empty space.

Tribune News Service

Former state Sen. Wendy Davis files federal suit challenging Texas abortion law as unconstitutional

DALLAS — Former North Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis, best known for her 13-hour filibuster against an abortion bill in 2013, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday over Senate Bill 8, contending the restrictions that went into effect on Sept. 1 banning abortions after six weeks is unconstitutional.

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