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Why Texas Democrats see this local race as key to turning state blue

Democratic Party activists have been on a mission to flip all of the state’s urban counties — once Republican bulwarks — as they look to chip away at the GOP’s decades-long hold on the state. They’ve almost succeeded in that mission.

Houston Chronicle · 1d

In a key Texas House race, Republicans are testing how far to the right voters will go

San Antonio lawyer Marc LaHood is hoping to win over voters in suburban House District 121, which has long elected moderate, pro-public education Republicans.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 1d

Democrats envision flipping Texas blue based on one race’s outcome

For more than 20 years, Republicans have maintained control in Texas’s legislature, but Democrats believe they have a chance to win back some ground, seeing one county as key to ending the GOP’s dominance in the Lone Star State.

Takeaways from Texas Senate debate

Fort Worth Star-Telegram on MSN · 10h

A blue Texas? Democrats look to Colin Allred as he runs against Ted Cruz for U.S. Senate

If you’re betting in Las Vegas, you probably don’t bet for it, but the things don’t always play exactly to the odds.’

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

Ted Cruz and Colin Allred to meet in the only debate in the Texas Senate race

Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Colin Allred are preparing to square off for the only debate in the Texas Senate race this year

The New York Times on MSN · 1d

Fast, Feisty and Plenty of Cancún: Takeaways From the Senate Debate in Texas

The fast and fiery debate on Tuesday night between Senator Ted Cruz and his Democratic opponent for U.S. Senate in Texas, Colin Allred, was something of a political throwback: a largely substantive clash over voting records and policy positions with few personal attacks.

The Texas Tribune on MSN5h

“More than our wombs”: Women in conservative Texas cities mobilizing to end GOP dominance

Democrats in Lubbock and Amarillo hope Kamala Harris’ candidacy and a backlash to abortion laws will help make their ...

26mon MSN

Texas Senate candidates make campaign stops in Lubbock ahead of early voting

Texas is just days away from the polls opening for early voters in the November election. One of the closest races on the ...

3don MSN

Ted Cruz in Jeopardy in Texas, Republican Internal Poll Suggests

October polling by a GOP super PAC found Cruz only 1 point ahead of his Democratic challenger, Representative Colin Allred..

The Texas Tribune on MSN2d

A Texas rematch: Republican Mayra Flores aims to beat Democrat Vicente Gonzalez for U.S. House seat

Vicente Gonzalez and Mayra Flores are once again battling to represent a portion of South Texas and each are promising to ...

Texas Monthly10h

Under a Second Trump Administration, America Could Look a Lot Like Texas

Over the past decade, Texas has become a model for the extreme policies Trump is promising to pursue in his second term.

19hOpinion

From cradle Republican to Democratic candidate

Former Democratic candidate for the Texas Lege tells her personal journey as a cradle Republican, becoming disillusioned with ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

South Texas congressional races remain the most competitive

It’s déjà vu in South Texas. Texas’ two most competitive congressional races will feature rematches from 2022, when ...

Ted Cruz and Colin Allred meet in the only debate in the Texas Senate race

Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Colin Allred are preparing to square off for the only debate in the Texas Senate race this ...

18hon MSN

Texas’ new poll watcher protections will be put to the test in 2024 election

Republicans have enlisted legions of poll watchers in Texas and across the country ahead of the Nov. 5 election, a move they say will safeguard against potential election fraud. The situation reflects ...

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