Gina Ortiz Jones raises massive $1 million haul in third quarter
The Democrat is running for the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, after narrowly losing to him last year. Full Story
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![Gina Ortiz Lopez, a candidate running for US Congress district 23 during an event at LiftFund in San Antonio on February 20, 2018]()
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Texas Tribune 2019 Festival highlights: Impeachment, 2020 and more
It's the third and final day of the annual political extravaganza. Here are some of the high points of the event. Full Story
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![Stephanie Ruhle interviews presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg at The Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019.]()
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Republican U.S. Rep. Will Hurd says he’s considering running for president in 2024
Hurd also discussed a whistleblower's complaint about Donald Trump — and whether its contents support a Democratic push to impeach the president. “I think that’s a premature conversation to have," he said. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, speaks with Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith at the opening keynote of the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2019.]()
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Texas Republicans defend Trump as impeachment movement continues to roil the U.S. Capitol
GOP lawmakers from Texas criticized the push to impeach, saying Democrats "hate" President Donald Trump. Full Story
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Watch Will Hurd speak at The 2019 Texas Tribune Festival
The Texas congressman talked about his decision to retire, his support of the president, the future of the Republican Party, the surge of white supremacy and the crisis at the border. Full Story
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![Congressional candidate Will Hurd speaks to supporters during a get-out-the-vote rally in San Antonio. Nov. 7, 2016.]()
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Republicans see a silver lining in retirements of Texas GOP congressmen. Democrats do, too.
GOP leaders admit U.S. Rep. Will Hurd's retirement announcement was a blow to the party. But they're optimistic that the increasing number of open seats will be a good thing. Democrats eager to take those districts call that spin. Full Story
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Analysis: A small, but ill-timed exodus of Texas Republicans from Congress
Three Texas Republicans have announced they won't seek reelection in 2020, and that will probably turn out to be an incomplete roster of retirees. It couldn't come at a better time for Democrats hoping to have a hand in redistricting the state's congressional delegation in 2021. Full Story
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![From left: Gov. Greg Abbott and Republican candidate for Texas House District 25, Fred Rangel. Jan. 31, 2019.]()
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University of Texas researchers aiding Salvadoran teen were threatened with arrest by Mexican authorities
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin say a high-ranking U.S. border official refused them entry into the U.S. and sent them back to Piedras Negras, Mexico — straight into the arms of Mexican authorities who threatened to arrest them on smuggling charges. Full Story
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Republican U.S. Rep. Will Hurd to retire from Congress after holding on to a district Democrats are desperate to flip
President Donald Trump's recent racist comments weighed on Hurd, the last black Republican in the U.S. House. He was the only Texas Republican who voted to condemn Trump's tweets about four congresswomen. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, speaks to supporters during a get-out-the-vote rally in San Antonio on November 7, 2016.]()
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Most Texas Republicans vote against U.S. House resolution condemning Trump for racist tweet
All Democrats voted in favor of the resolution, which passed in a near party-line vote. Only one Texas Republican, U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, joined Democrats in the vote. Full Story
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After staying out of 2018 race to unseat Hurd, O'Rourke says he'll "very likely support" nominee this time
The former El Paso congressman angered some Democrats last year by taking a vow of neutrality in Texas' most competitive congressional contest. Full Story
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![Presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke and Gina Ortiz-Jones, who has announced she's again running for Congressional District 23 against Republican incumbent Will Hurd.]()
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In Texas' biggest congressional races, Democrats face choices new and old
All but one of Texas' six U.S. House contests that national Democrats are targeting will feature candidates who ran last time. Full Story
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![Clockwise from top left: Jan McDowell, Mike Siegel, Gina Ortiz Jones and Sri Preston Kulkarni.]()
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Gina Ortiz Jones running again to unseat Texas U.S. Rep. Will Hurd
Jones, a former Air Force intelligence officer, lost to Hurd last year by a razor-thin margin. Full Story
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National Democrats target 5 Texas GOP congressmen as 2020 cycle begins
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Friday debuted its first digital ad campaign of the 2020 election cycle — and no state is a bigger part of it than Texas. Full Story
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Tornillo tent city for youth migrants is now empty, Texas congressman says
"This tent city should never have stood in the first place," U.S. Rep. Will Hurd said Friday on Twitter. Full Story
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Watch videos of panels from the 2018 Texas Tribune Festival
Over 300 speakers — and thousands of attendees — descended on downtown Austin for the three-day Texas Tribune Festival examining politics and policy issues facing Texas and the United States. Here are some selected conversations on topics including immigration, gun violence and politics. Full Story
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Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones concedes in close congressional race against Will Hurd
Almost two weeks have passed since the election, but Jones had been holding out hope and waiting to see all outstanding ballots counted. Full Story
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The week after Election Day, some Texas races remain in limbo
Counties still say they’re tallying their final votes, but here’s a roundup of races where the outcomes remain in limbo. Full Story
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![More than a week after the General Election, several Texas races are still being contested. Clockwise from top left: Gina Ortiz Jones and U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes; state Rep. Mike Schofield, R-Katy and Gina Calanni; Adam Milasincic and state Rep. Dwayne Bohac, R-Houston; and Joanna Cattanach and state Rep. Morgan Meyer, R-Dallas.]()
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Why the candidates are arguing more about health care than Trump in Texas' top races for Congress
With early voting underway, health care is enduring as a central issue in Texas' most competitive contests for the U.S. House. Full Story
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![Top: Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, Democratic challenger for CD-7 and U.S. Rep. John Culberson, R-Houston; middle: Colin Allred, Democratic challenger for CD-32 and U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Dallas; bottom: Gina Ortiz Jones, Democratic challenger for CD-23 and U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes.]()
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In age of Trump, Republican U.S. Rep. Will Hurd's independence again on the ballot in 23rd District
U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, is looking to hold on to the 23rd District once more as Democrats argue he is not as much of an outlier in his party as his image suggests. His opponent this time is Gina Ortiz Jones, a former Air Force intelligence officer. Full Story
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![Left: U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, speaks at a town hall in Alpine on Sept. 16, 2018. He stopped in the city as part of his annual end-of-summer swing through the district. Right: Gina Ortiz Jones, the Democratic nominee challenging Hurd, smiles as she is introduced during a Women at the Top Rally in San Antonio on Sept. 23, 2018.]()
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