Gov & Politics
In First 2020 Campaign Trip, Julián Castro Says Trump ‘Failed’ Puerto Rico
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The former U.S. housing secretary and San Antonio mayor visited the U.S. territory two days after launching his presidential bid.
Gov & Politics
On First Day of Session, Gov. Greg Abbott Talks Priorities, Politics
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Abbott discussed his agenda for the 86th legislative session during an interview Tuesday with The Texas Tribune.
Gov & Politics
Dennis Bonnen Has Spent Half His Life in the Texas House. Is He Ready to Run It?
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Twenty-two years after joining the Texas House as its youngest member, sState Rep. Dennis Bonnen is poised to take over the chamber’s reins on Jan. 8.
Gov & Politics
Joaquín Castro Says Twin Brother Julián Castro Is Running for President
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The San Antonio congressman erased any lingering doubt during a joint interview that aired Thursday night on CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”
Gov & Politics
Julián Castro Forms Presidential Exploratory Committee, Sets Jan. 12 Announcement
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The former U.S. housing secretary and San Antonio mayor took another step toward a 2020 presidential run Wednesday.
Gov & Politics
Beto O’Rourke No Longer Ruling Out 2020 Presidential Run
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U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-El Paso) said at a town hall in El Paso Monday that he and his wife had “made a decision not to rule anything out.”
Elections 2018
Ted Cruz Defeats Beto O’Rourke in Re-Election Fight
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Cruz narrowly defeated O’Rourke Tuesday evening in what appeared likely to end up as one of the closest U.S Senate races in Texas in decades.
Elections 2018
In Getting Out the Vote, Cruz Turns to Abbott’s Infrastructure While O’Rourke Builds His Own
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Republican incumbent Ted Cruz and his Democratic challenger, Beto O’Rourke, are using different get-out-the-vote strategies in the U.S. Senate race.
Elections 2018
At Houston Re-Election Rally, Trump Mocks O’Rourke, Praises Cruz as a Key Ally
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Speaking Monday evening at an uproarious rally in Houston, Trump cast his 2016 battle with Cruz as a thing of the past and blasted O’Rourke.
Elections 2018
Obama Endorses 9 More Texas Candidates in Midterm Races
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Former President Barack Obama gave his support Monday to nine additional candidates in Texas as part of his second wave of midterm endorsements.
