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In a North Texas House race, two Asian candidates campaign on their version of the American Dream
Read full article: In a North Texas House race, two Asian candidates campaign on their version of the American DreamA competitive Texas House race in the Dallas suburbs features the first Asian to win Miss Texas and the second ever Asian woman to serve in the state Legislature.
Democrats think they can flip Texas House seats by going after GOP’s education funding and school voucher policies
Read full article: Democrats think they can flip Texas House seats by going after GOP’s education funding and school voucher policiesMuch of the House battlefield is centered in districts with struggling schools, where Democrats hope public education will resonate at the ballot box.
Averie Bishop, outspoken as Miss Texas 2022, announces run for state Legislature
Read full article: Averie Bishop, outspoken as Miss Texas 2022, announces run for state LegislatureAfter criticizing Republican leaders on abortion, guns and race, Bishop will run as a Democrat against Rep. Angie Chen Button in a competitive district in Dallas County.
Property tax cuts hit the fast track as Texas Senate advances long-awaited agreement
Read full article: Property tax cuts hit the fast track as Texas Senate advances long-awaited agreementThe package could land on Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk by the end of the week. Voters must pass the plan in a constitutional election in November for it to take effect in the 2023 tax year.
Analysis: Gerrymandering has left Texas voters with few options
Read full article: Analysis: Gerrymandering has left Texas voters with few optionsTexans who don’t vote in primaries and primary runoffs are missing a chance to choose who goes to Congress and the Texas Legislature. Thanks to the political maps drawn by lawmakers last year, only a handful of those contests will be competitive in November.
Texans with disabilities fear voting will get harder for them as special session on GOP restrictions nears
Read full article: Texans with disabilities fear voting will get harder for them as special session on GOP restrictions nearsThe extent to which Republicans’ proposed voting restrictions might affect voters of color has received much attention, but Texans with disabilities also face the prospect of new barriers to the ballot box.
Gov. Greg Abbott doesn’t acknowledge Joe Biden as president-elect, calls for vote-counting and recounts to continue
Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott doesn’t acknowledge Joe Biden as president-elect, calls for vote-counting and recounts to continueIn his first comments on the presidential election since election night, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott avoided acknowledging former Vice President Joe Biden’s victory and said the process of vote counting and recounts should play out. The sitting president's campaign has filed several legal challenges to contest the election results in battleground states. Trump's campaign has indicated that it will call for recounts in Michigan and Wisconsin, and recounts are also possible in Georgia and Pennsylvania. Abbott avoided making such claims, but said that election winners are "certified by designated governmental bodies, not by media outlets."
A handful of battleground races in Texas remain unsettled days after Election Day
Read full article: A handful of battleground races in Texas remain unsettled days after Election DayIn Texas, Monday is the last day for counties to receive overseas and military mail-in ballots. Valenzuela and Van Duyne were competing to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Kenny Marchant, R-Coppell, in what national Democrats saw as one of their best pickup opportunities in Texas. 1 finisher, Van Duyne, has called on the current runner-up to accept defeat. Neither Decision Desk HQ, which is powering The Texas Tribune's results, nor the Associated Press have called the race for Van Duyne. "Once again, I will repeat, Beth Van Duyne will be the Congresswoman for Texas’ 24th District," Van Duyne's campaign manager, Donald Rickard, said in a statement Thursday.
In high-stakes Texas election, Republicans hope willingness to resume door-knocking gives them edge
Read full article: In high-stakes Texas election, Republicans hope willingness to resume door-knocking gives them edgeBut not all Democratic candidates have returned to door-knocking, fueling a noteworthy divide with less than two weeks left before a high-stakes Texas election. Facing headwinds up and down the ballot in the state, Republicans believe one bright spot has been their candidates’ willingness to resume in-person campaigning earlier and more aggressively than their Democratic opposition. “If it’s not safe to trick or treat, it’s still not safe to go knock on a stranger’s door and ask for their vote,” Celia Israel, chairwoman of the Texas House Democratic Committee, told reporters Wednesday. Rather than campaign in-person, Democrats have been more focused on “contactless lit drop” — delivering flyers to voters’ doors without seeking an in-person interaction — and calling and texting voters. Still, the state House contests are where in-person campaigning is generating the most discussion.