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Despite loss, Democrats made gains in GOP-heavy House District 28
The Democrat in the much-watched special election in a suburban district outside Houston fell short on Tuesday, but the race ...Trump’s approval rating has dropped 20 points in Texas since taking office
Texans are steadily losing their appetite for Donald Trump. Since taking office, the president’s net approval rating in the Lone ...Signal Newsletter: Voting in Texas begins in three weeks
Welcome to the Signal’s political newsletter. Each week, we take a look at the 2020 elections in the swing state ...Podcast | Tim O’Brien on Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign
On this week’s show, the Signal sat down with Tim O’Brien, senior advisor to Democratic presidential candidate and “pragmatic progressive” ...Will the end of straight-ticket voting stifle the Democratic wave in Texas?
For the first time this November, Texans will head to the ballot box without the option to vote straight-ticket for ...Democratic women likely to be even more involved in 2020 elections
A new survey released this week shows that Democratic women voters are crucial to winning elections in 2020. A poll ...MJ Hegar calls for greater focus on renewable energy
Texas may be an oil state, but that hasn’t stopped Senate candidates from speaking about the need for change. In ...Analysis: How Bernie could win Texas
This story has been updated. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-described Democratic Socialist, could certainly be the Democratic nominee. In early ...Are Republicans running out of voters?
Months before the general election, Republicans and Democrats are engaging in a separate but equally important race: to register as ...If Dems win House District 28, it’s ‘all-out war’
It’s not a pipe dream to say the GOP could lose the Texas House of Representatives this fall. Conservatives have ...John Cornyn, biased juror in Trump impeachment trial
Sen. John Cornyn is arguing new evidence that could potentially impact the impeachment case — which begins Tuesday- against Donald ...The ugliness: Texas continues to celebrate ‘Confederate Heroes Day’
Texas Republicans are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day by sharing quotes from the iconic civil rights leader. But it’s ...
