Democrat Pete Gallego is determined to take back the 23rd congressional district from Will Hurd. But his rival is leveraging the benefits of incumbency and mounting a stronger campaign than last time around.
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Hurd Continues to Out-Raise Gallego
U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, maintained a financial advantage over his likely Democratic rival for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District — the man he unseated, former U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego — in the most recent campaign period.
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Analysis: A Change in the Political Winds That Happens Every Two Years
Texas swings from conservative to very conservative every two years. The turnout is higher when there is a presidential race on the ballot, and the state’s Republicans are a little less dominant those years.
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Analysis: The Names Might Change, but the Party Labels Won’t
By the numbers, there are some federal and state legislative districts in Texas that can be considered competitive in November general elections. There just aren’t many of them.
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Texas Republicans Pull No Punches in Assessing Iran Deal
Republicans across the board were extremely critical of the nuclear deal with Iran that President Obama announced Tuesday. It was hard to find stronger reactions than those coming from members of Texas’ GOP congressional delegation.
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Hurd Holds Strong Lead Over Gallego in Fundraising
Former U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego raised $224,000 in his first three months as a 2016 House candidate, according to his campaign. He’s well behind U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, who raised $458,000 in the same period.
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The Brief: June 3, 2015
With legislative business concluded, talk has immediately turned in some quarters to the next election season.
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The Brief: April 27, 2015
There was more fallout late last week from the Southern Methodist University-led research study that linked wastewater injection wells to a swarm of earthquakes near Reno and Azle in late 2013 and early 2014.
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A Look at How Texans in Congress Are Raising, Spending Campaign Cash
Midnight marked the deadline for Texas’ members of Congress to file their campaign fundraising reports with the Federal Election Commission. Here’s a look at what they’re raising — and spending.
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The Brief: April 3, 2015
A state auditor’s report that looked into the controversial no-bid fraud detection software contract awarded to the technology firm 21CT revealed “operational defects” in how the state’s health and human services agency awards contracts.