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Former Rep. Will Hurd enters GOP nomination race with attacks on Trump

Entering the GOP presidential race, ex-Rep. Will Hurd of Texas says nominating Trump would mean "Joe Biden will win again."

Roll Call · Jun 22, 2023

Cornyn goes anyone-but-Trump for 2024, and Trump aide slams him as part of ‘Deep State’

WASHINGTON — Texas Sen. John Cornyn has joined the anyone-but-Trump caucus, becoming one of the most prominent Republican leaders to shun the former president’s 2024 comeback bid.

Tribune News Service · May 19, 2023

Cornyn says Trump can’t win in 2024, GOP needs someone else as presidential nominee

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Cornyn has joined the anyone-but-Trump caucus, becoming the most prominent Texas Republican to shun the former president’s 2024 comeback bid.

Tribune News Service · May 18, 2023

Beto O’Rourke championed bipartisanship in Congress. It wouldn’t be that easy as governor.

Democrats were in the minority the entire time O’Rourke was in Congress. He says that experience working across the aisle prepares him to be governor of a red state.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 14, 2022

Gun reformers feel history is on their side despite bleak outlook in Congress

The few Republican supporters of gun restrictions have faced backlash from the party faithful

The Guardian - US · Oct 1, 2022

As his district gets redder, Uvalde’s Republican congressman faces heat for votes on guns and gay marriage

Gonzales broke with his party to support sweeping gun safety legislation that passed after the city’s tragedy. He drew backlash from GOP activists again after he voted to protect same-sex marriage.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 26, 2022

Editorial: Texas Democrats can’t admit there is a border crisis

Yes, there is a border crisis.

Tribune News Service · Aug 22, 2022

‘The GOP needs to look like America’: ex-congressman Will Hurd’s manifesto for the right

In new book, Republican and former undercover CIA officer rejects political extremes

The Guardian - US · Apr 17, 2022

Former Congressman mocks fellow Republicans’ fear at US border: ‘They were expecting the Battle of Mogadishu’

Will Hurd says some his colleagues feared ‘shootouts in the streets like Black Hawk Down’

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022

Filemon Vela Is Just the Latest Texas Congressman to Swing Through the Revolving Door

Of the 15 members who’ve left the U.S. House since 2018, at least half have gotten into the business of political influence-peddling.

Texas Observer · Mar 30, 2022