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After years of disappointment at the polls, Texas Democrats will select new party leader
The State Democratic Executive Committee will meet on Saturday to elect the successor to party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa.
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Christian Menefee resigns as Harris County Attorney to run for Congress
Menefee said, under the Texas Constitution, he will continue to serve as acting county attorney until Harris County ...
No timetable from Texas governor on filling late Democratic congressman's vacant seat
The race to fill a Texas congressional seat has candidates but no election date more than three weeks after Rep. Sylvester ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott showing no rush to replace late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner
Gene Wu, D-Houston and Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair ... Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, who resigned that April. Then, Abbott pointed to the recovery from Hurricane Harvey as justifying ...
Texas high school student, Democratic lawmakers push back against President Trump's order to dismantle U.S. Department of Education
"Dismantling the department will lead to major consequences on the success of marginalized students," said Ayaan Moledina, a ...