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Texas Democrats see opportunity in potential GOP-drawn ‘dummymander’

SAN ANTONIO — Johnny Garcia donned his signature cowboy hat, grabbed a stack of candidate brochures and hit the neighborhoods of northern Bexar County on a sweltering Saturday morning. Campaigning for a House seat redrawn to favor Republicans, the Texas Democrat approached Matthew Naef and launched into his pitch. “I…

Roll Call

GOP donor now frontrunner for Texas AG

Mayes Middleton helped fund the right — but that’s nothing next to the money he’s spent on himself

Salon

GOP megadonor turned attorney general front-runner: How Mayes Middleton’s largesse fueled his rise

Middleton helped fund the Legislature’s swing to the right, and an internecine challenge to Ken Paxton. But that’s nothing next to the money he’s spent on himself.

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The Texas runoff stakes aren’t so high

Both potential GOP candidates have torn each other down, and are now equally competitive in the general election

Salon

By threatening public safety grants, Greg Abbott exerts control over Texas cities

The governor’s threats have produced quick wins on hot-button issues important to the GOP base – immigration and perceived threats posed by Islam.

The Texas Tribune

Texas primary could rewrite Dem playbook

Both Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico have a theory of politics to test

Salon

Why Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s endorsed candidates always win

No GOP candidate for the Texas Senate has ever defeated a Patrick-endorsed primary opponent since he became the state’s second-in-command over a decade ago.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas’s Eagle Pass voters turned to Trump. A year later, some have doubts

Once at the heart of record migration, the Texas border town now faces new fears over Trump’s sweeping deportation drive

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TribCast: Unpacking the constitutional amendments

Texas Politics Project’s Joshua Blank joins the TribCast to walk through the 17 constitutional amendments on the ballot this November

The Texas Tribune

How John Cornyn’s historic gun safety bill has become a reelection liability

Critics accuse Cornyn of capitulating to Democrats’ gun control demands — even though the bill largely did not restrict gun owner’s existing rights.

The Texas Tribune

A new Texas GOP rule could alter the House speaker’s race — and ban some Republicans from appearing in primaries

Republicans who vote against party leaders’ preferred candidate could be barred from running in primaries. Lawsuits could follow.

The Texas Tribune

Donald Trump and Ted Cruz scored big wins in Texas, but the president-elect outperformed the senator on his own turf

Cruz beat his challenger by 9 points, while Trump prevailed over his by 14 points. Still, Cruz performed better this year than he did in 2018

The Texas Tribune

Trump’s near sweep of Texas border counties shows a shift to the right for Latino voters

The former president captured 55% of Latino voters in the state, according to exit polls. He also won 14 out of the 18 counties within 20 miles of the border, a number that doubled his 2020 performance in the Latino-majority region.

The Texas Tribune

Texas voter turnout falls in 2024 election despite record registration numbers

A historic 18.6 million Texans were registered to vote in the 2024 election, and 61% cast ballots, a nearly 6% drop from the 2020 presidential race.

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Polls: Dems eye new Senate majority path

Polls in Florida and Texas are getting tighter — and a Nebraska independent could blow up GOP's majority hopes

The Texas Tribune

Democrats think they can flip Texas House seats by going after GOP’s education funding and school voucher policies

Much of the House battlefield is centered in districts with struggling schools, where Democrats hope public education will resonate at the ballot box.

Salon

"Death sentence" for Texas trans teen

Trans kids like 16-year-old Randell grappling with difficult decisions ahead of vote on trans care ban for minors

The Texas Tribune

“A death sentence”: Trans Texas teen plots his future as proposed ban on hormone therapy progresses

As Texas House members could soon vote to ban transition-related care for minors, many lives are in limbo, and trans kids like 16-year-old Randell are grappling with difficult decisions.

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Texans pessimistic about the national economy and losing faith in democracy, poll says

More than 60% of Texans polled by Texas Lyceum said the country is on the wrong course, and the poll found steep drops in the number of people who think democracy is the best form of government.

Tribune News Service

Texas GOP largely unaffected by abortion in midterm vote despite big impact in some states

WASHINGTON — Texas Democrats didn’t get the bounce that abortion rights advocates in the party witnessed in some other states during the 2022 midterm elections and it’s unclear how the issue will play out in upcoming debates in the Legislature and Congress.

Tribune News Service

Conservative ‘takeover’ of North Texas schools start of new playbook to expand GOP power?

DALLAS — It was the first school board meeting of the new year in Grapevine-Colleyville and trustees were set to approve a sweeping set of policies that targeted transgender students’ pronouns, library books and the way teachers could talk about race, gender and sexuality.

The Texas Tribune

Why does Texas have so many elections, and why do few people vote in them?

The high number of contests contributes to the state’s low voter turnout — but it’s not the only reason.

The Texas Tribune

Abortion should be permitted in cases of rape and incest, around 80% of Texas voters say in UT poll

Polling from the Texas Politics Project finds registered voters opinions’ on abortion are at odds with Texas laws.

Texas Observer

Dan Patrick’s Ban on Tenure Could Devastate Texas’ University System

The lieutenant governor’s proposal would not only do away with academic freedom; it would make attracting the best faculty near impossible.

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