A Texas appeals court recently overturned Mason’s five-year prison sentence for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election while on supervised release for federal tax evasion.
2016 elections
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The 2020 Texas Tribune Festival
State GOP Chair Allen West calls on Donald Trump to visit Texas before Election Day
“I’ve got the message up to him,” said Allen West, who took over as party chair in July. “I’d like to see the president come back to Texas one more time, especially come back to North Texas.”
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Texas 2020 Elections
Is Texas really going purple? Our Heat Index will show how competitive your district was — and is.
Is Texas really a swing state? To explore the question, we looked at nearly 20 years of election data to assess the competitiveness of every congressional and legislative district in the state. Take a tour of some of the state’s hot spots and then type in your address to find out the lay of the land in your districts.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
“Somebody else” would beat Donald Trump in Texas, but just barely, says UT/TT Poll
Given the choice between re-electing President Trump or choosing someone else, a narrow majority of Texans would like to see a change in 2020, according to a University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Ted Cruz calls Steve King’s comments on white supremacy “stupid”
Cruz did not go so far as to say he wouldn’t lend future support to King, the Iowa congressman who played a central role in his 2016 presidential bid.
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Politics
Texas secession was a key theme in Russian disinformation campaign during 2016 elections, report says
The Russian-based Internet Research Agency used two social media accounts in particular – “Heart of Texas” on Facebook and @rebeltexas on Instagram – to spread falsehoods and exert divisions during the 2016 elections, according to a new report.
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Most Texas Republicans think point of Mueller investigation is to discredit Trump, UT/TT Poll finds
What Texans think about the investigations in Russian interference in the 2016 elections has a lot to do with voters’ partisan preferences.
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Demographics
Scores of Texas women are running for office. Many of them are new to politics.
With lots of female candidates in Texas trying to win spots in the state’s male-dominated congressional and legislative delegations, a series of workshops on Sunday helped Democratic women navigate the challenges of running their first political campaigns.
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Texas Elections 2018
Analysis: In Texas elections, there’s power in small numbers
If you think Texas has lousy election turnout, you’re right. But if you think the regular numbers are small, just wait and see what happens in the coming runoffs and special elections.
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Politics
Ted Cruz says Cambridge Analytica told his presidential campaign its data use was legal
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign relied on Cambridge Analytica for over $5.8 million in services, according to federal records. The data firm is now under fire for allegedly improperly harvesting information from Facebook.