Texas voter turnout in 2018 races toward presidential election year levels
At the end of early voting on Friday, turnout in the state's largest counties already surpassed the entire turnout of the 2014 midterm elections. Full Story
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Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke entered Congress at the same time. Here’s what they have accomplished.
Over their six years in Congress, what have Cruz and O'Rourke gotten done? We dug into their legislative histories and asked both men for their top accomplishments in the Capitol. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso (left), the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.]()
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Beto O'Rourke camp says spending highlighted in Project Veritas video went to charity, will be "appropriately reported"
After a controversial conservative group released an undercover video featuring O’Rourke’s staffers, his campaign said that those staffers "took it upon themselves" to use campaign funds to donate supplies to an El Paso nonprofit. Full Story
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![Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Beto O'Rourke speaks at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on Sept. 29, 2018.]()
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In midterms, Democrats see a chance to disrupt GOP dominance of state appeals courts
Enough judicial seats are up for election that Democrats could flip the four sprawling appellate court districts that serve Austin, Dallas and Houston. Hillary Clinton won those districts in 2016. Full Story
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How a super PAC helping Beto O'Rourke by bashing Ted Cruz can hide who's funding it
A super PAC called Texas Forever has spent more than $1.29 million on anti-Cruz TV ads just in the past two weeks, but it won't have to disclose its donors until after the election. Full Story
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Analysis: What we know about the Texas midterm elections as early voting ends, and what we don’t
Today is the last day of early voting, and the outcome of the 2018 midterms won't be known until Tuesday. But it's already possible to answer a lot of the big questions about this election. Full Story
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With U.S. House GOP majority in the balance, Culberson and Fletcher battle in West Houston
In a race that could determine control of the U.S. House, U.S. Rep. John Culberson and Democratic challenger Lizzie Fletcher spar over Hurricane Harvey response, health care and a freeway. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. John Culberson, R-Houston, and Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, his challenger in TX-7.]()
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