No surprise in Texas' U.S. Senate race: Ted Cruz is headed to Washington. The Tea Party Republican — an underdog in the primary — sailed to victory in Tuesday night's general election against Democrat Paul Sadler. Full Story
University of Texas officials on Wednesday lauded the passage of a tax increase to help fund a medical school in Austin and laid out aggressive plans to have medical students in place as soon as 2015. Full Story
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The votes are in and the 2012 election season has come to a close. Use our election results scoreboard to check out vote totals and election outcomes for candidates statewide. You can also use our brackets to take a look at the path each candidate took to victory. Full Story
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While Democrats nationwide celebrated Barack Obama's return to the White House on Tuesday night, Texas Democrats — generally relegated to the back seat in deeply red Texas — were claiming a couple of key local victories of their own. Full Story
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Voters in Texas’ largest cities decided on a range of controversial ballot propositions on Tuesday, including measures to build a medical school in Austin and to build a baseball field in El Paso. Full Story
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The Legislature will have 49 new members, but the party labels aren't changing much — Republicans will retain commanding majorities in both the Texas House and Senate. Full Story
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Republicans still reign in Texas, but the state's Democrats — while celebrating the re-election of President Obama — didn't go home empty-handed on Tuesday. Full Story
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State Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, is headed from the Texas House to the U.S. House after narrowly defeating Republican U.S. Rep Francisco “Quico” Canseco in the state's expensive congressional race. Full Story
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State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, narrowly kept her seat on Tuesday night. One of the Democratic Party's rising stars, she fended off Republican state Rep. Mark Shelton in a bitter campaign contest. Full Story
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Ted Cruz, a Harvard-educated lawyer and Tea Party icon, easily won the U.S. Senate race Tuesday night, becoming the first Hispanic from Texas to land the job. Full Story
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Throughout the night, Tribune reporters will update you on the results of contested general election battles statewide, from the first early voting totals through the last ballots counted, from local legislative races to the presidency. Full Story
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Your evening reading: voting extended two hours in Galveston County; last look at federal candidates' fundraising numbers; Cruz looking past likely victory tonight Full Story
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Ted Cruz, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, said that after two years of campaigning, he's grateful for his grassroots support and excited for what lies ahead. The Tea Party candidate is expected to easily defeat Democrat Paul Sadler on Election Day. Full Story
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On Oct. 25, federal candidates filed their pre-general reports, the last campaign finance reports before the Nov. 6 general election. These reports are our last look at how much money each candidate had on hand before the big day. Use our interactive to view the contribution, expenditure, cash on hand and outstanding loan totals for each candidate. Full Story
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For this week's nonscientific survey of insiders from government and politics, we asked about the state and federal governments and about how they compare. Full Story
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It's been a long, unconventional election cycle in Texas. Redistricting challenges created a packed schedule between the primaries, runoffs and state and national conventions. Today, it all comes to an end. Full Story
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Here's our sibling publication's entirely subjective pre-election ranking based on reports from campaigns, consultants, donors and activists. Full Story
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At our Oct. 29 TribLive conversation, I talked with Denise Trauth, the president of Texas State University, about the cost of a college degree, graduation rates, changing student demographics and other issues of the moment in higher education. Full Story
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Throughout the election year, we've tracked the progress of the candidates with our basketball tournament-inspired brackets. Now it's time for the final round, and the brackets will be full soon after the election ends. Full Story
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Barring a shocking upset, Ted Cruz will be elected U.S. senator Tuesday night, and former state Rep. Paul Sadler will join a long line of Texas Democrats who have failed to break the GOP stranglehold on statewide politics. Full Story
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