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At the Races: If Democrats can make it there - Roll Call

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Roll Call · Aug 25, 2022

In Texas’ most competitive congressional race, neither candidate is running toward the center

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

The Texas Tribune · Aug 24, 2022

GOPer cashes in on COVID aid she trashed

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

Salon · Aug 23, 2022

Bucking other Texas Democrats, Cuellar and Gonzalez vote against U.S. House bill that would ban semi-automatic weapons

The chamber’s attempt to ban semi-automatic weapons after a series of mass shootings appears destined to fail in the Senate.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 29, 2022

To stay in Congress, Mayra Flores bets Democratic South Texas is ready for an outspoken conservative

A Mexican immigrant who worked in cotton fields to pay for school supplies, Flores is a source of hope for Republicans looking to gain ground in the Rio Grande Valley. But her staying power will be put to the test this November.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 27, 2022

U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar arrested outside Supreme Court during protest over Roe reversal

Escobar was part of a demonstration with several other Democratic congresswomen, including high-profile Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.; Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y.; Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.; and Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass; all of whom were also arrested.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 19, 2022

Blogger with ties to Vicente Gonzalez lobs racist attack at his congressional opponent Mayra Flores

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez’s campaign has a history with the politics blogger, using more than $1,000 in campaign funds to pay him for advertising services.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 19, 2022

New FEC filings show no sign of donors abandoning Democrats

WASHINGTON — The president’s party usually loses seats in midterms, and those losses can be significant when the president is unpopular and the economy is in turmoil.

Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2022

New FEC filings show no sign of donors abandoning Democrats - Roll Call

The president’s party usually loses seats in midterms, but there is no sign that campaign donors are turning away from Democratic candidates.

Roll Call · Jul 18, 2022

GOP sees Rep. Mayra Flores as first of 3 Texas Republican Latinas in Congress

WASHINGTON — Having broken Democrats’ centurylong grip in the Rio Grande Valley, Mayra Flores received a hero’s welcome Tuesday evening as she became Texas’ newest member of Congress.

Tribune News Service · Jun 22, 2022