The latest 2016 elections news from The Texas Tribune.
A slight majority of Texas voters — and an overwhelming majority of Republican voters — think transgender people should use the restrooms that match their birth gender, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, pressed for more answers Saturday in the FBI examination of potentially new Hillary Clinton-related emails, criticizing agency Director James Comey, for handling the situation "very poorly." Full Story
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Republican incumbent U.S. Rep Will Hurd and Democrat Pete Gallego are battling it out in a sprawling, idiosyncratic district. Full Story
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Can I wear my partisan political gear when I show up to vote? Full Story
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Texas voters give tough grades to federal officials and better grades to state officials. Full Story
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Texas voters are very, very wary of election fraud and other hijinks. And the voters whose candidates been winning for more than two decades are the most worried of all. Full Story
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In this Texas House race, the Democratic challenger calls herself "conservative" and the Republican incumbent was a Democrat until four years ago. Full Story
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Democrat Pete Gallego accused U.S. Rep. Will Hurd of not doing enough to oppose Donald Trump's candidacy. Hurd charged that he's a more effective congressman than Gallego was. Full Story
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Reports of machines changing Trump votes to Clinton have largely been debunked. Full Story
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National groups are saturating the airwaves in the only competitive U.S. House race in Texas. Full Story
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Rep. Wayne Faircloth, a Republican who's held the House District 23 seat for just one term, is hoping to thwart a comeback bid by former Rep. Lloyd Criss. Full Story
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Donald Trump and Mike Pence held a 45-42 lead over Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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Am I breaking Texas law if I take a ballot selfie while casting my vote? Full Story
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The Castro brothers will campaign across the Lone Star State as polls show a much closer-than-usual presidential race here. Full Story
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Across the state, Texans turned out in record numbers to vote early. Check out our early voting tracker to see how turnout in the 10 largest counties shaped up compared to the last two presidential elections. Full Story
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The first day of early voting broke local turnout records across Texas. In many parts of the state, turnout on the second day was even better. Full Story
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Everybody wants to see the election results in a couple of weeks, but politicians — those who survive, that is — will be looking for something more: instructions from voters. Full Story
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Some counties saw up to twice the number of votes cast Monday compared to the same day in 2012. Full Story
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Between expected high turnout and Donald Trump, Democrats see chances for modest gains in the Texas House. Full Story
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A leading Hispanic Republican in Texas has decided to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Full Story
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