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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) raised close to $3.2 million in the third quarter and has a little less than $10.8 million cash on hand, his campaign said. – via @TexasTribune
In a fundraising email Thursday, Julián Castro says if he doesn’t meet criteria for the November presidential debate, “it will be the end of my campaign.”
Abbott seeks to navigate between an increasingly influential gun control movement and those in his own party who demand that he hold the line on gun rights.
The former U.S. housing secretary and San Antonio mayor proposed a raft of ideas to fight the rise of domestic terrorism and reduce firearm violence.
To qualify for the fall debates, candidates must hit the 130,000-donor threshold and get 2 percent support in four polls – via @TexasTribune
The former El Paso congressman found himself in the hot seat more than any of the nine other candidates onstage Wednesday night – via @TexasTribune
Gov. Greg Abbott signed Tuesday the high-priority House Bill 3, boosting per-student funding, reducing property taxes across the state – via @TexasTribune
In the third policy proposal of his campaign, Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro released a plan to overhaul policing in the United States.
Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones announced she would challenge U.S. Rep. Will Hurd of Helotes again in 2020 after she lost by about 900 votes in 2018.
Former San Antonio Mayor and presidential candidate Julián Castro is touting a “sweeping new approach and commitment” to education at the federal level.
