TribCast: What should we make of a Republican special election win in South Texas?

Mayra Flores, newly elected to the 34th U.S. Congressional District seat vacated by Filemon Vela, was greeted by a woman at her watch party in San Benito on June 14, 2022. (Reuters/Verónica G. Cárdenas, Reuters/Verónica G. Cárdenas)

The Texas Tribune Tribcast for June 17, 2022. Credit: The Texas Tribune

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