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The GOP flipped only one of the three congressional seats it wanted this cycle. But the party made inroads down the ballot.

Texas Tribune photographers spread out all over the state to document a momentous midterm election.

Democrats are spending big to stop Republicans from flipping two of the three key battleground seats that have historically gone blue.

Democrats are hoping to win a statewide election for the first time since 1994, but courting Latino votes will be more important than ever

HARLINGEN, Texas — After a Texas Young Republicans banquet last weekend, Albert Alaniz watched as Sen. Ted Cruz rallied the party faithful on behalf of three GOP Latina candidates running for Congress in the Rio Grande Valley, a Democratic stronghold through most of the state’s history.

Progressive Democrat Michelle Vallejo and conservative Republican Monica De La Cruz face off in a South Texas district long represented by moderate Democrats.

Monica De La Cruz runs on a campaign against runaway spending and “socialist” policies

Monica De La Cruz runs on a campaign against runaway spending and “socialist” policies, blasting Democratic measures to expand federal assistance amid the pandemic.

She could be the first Latina Democrat to represent the Valley in the U.S. House, if she can defeat a well-funded Republican.