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State Rep. James Talarico (D-Austin) has entered the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican John Cornyn. Talarico plans to hold a campaign kick-off rally Tuesday evening in his hometown of Round Rock.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/09/530359/state-rep-james-talarico-enters-democratic-primary-for-u-s-senate/

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Voters in the district could wind up going to the polls up to four more times before Whitmire’s successor takes his or her seat in Austin.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/03/07/480017/state-rep-jarvis-johnson-and-molly-cook-will-face-each-other-in-a-primary-runoff-for-senate-district-15/

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Now Teare and Jackson Lee can turn their attention to their Republican rivals in the general election, although with possibly different prospects.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/03/07/479961/with-democratic-primary-wins-secured-teare-and-jackson-lee-look-ahead-to-the-general-election/

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Soros donated more than half a million dollars to Ogg’s first campaign for Harris County District Attorney in the crucial last weeks before the 2016 general election.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/03/01/479391/kim-ogg-attacking-sean-teare-for-accepting-donations-from-george-soros-took-donations-from-soros-in-2016/

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The poll finds 78% of likely voters in Texas’ 7th Congressional District’s Democratic primary intend to vote for Fletcher.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/polls/2024/02/29/479354/congresswoman-lizzie-fletcher-builds-overwhelming-lead-over-pervez-agwan-in-tx-7-democratic-primary-poll-finds/

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Dutton was first elected to the Texas House in 1984 and is currently one of the chamber’s longest-serving members, but his willingness to buck his party has forced him into runoffs before.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/02/28/479235/long-time-state-rep-harold-dutton-faces-long-odds-to-avoid-democratic-primary-runoff/

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Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is fighting to keep the seat she’s held for nearly three decades.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/02/27/478836/sheila-jackson-lee-amanda-edwards-likely-heading-to-photo-finish-in-tx-18-democratic-primary/

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According to the poll, 43% of likely voters said they planned to support Jackson Lee, while 38% said they would vote for Edwards.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/polls/2024/02/22/478331/sheila-jackson-lee-holds-a-narrow-lead-against-amanda-edwards-in-democratic-primary-for-tx-18-poll-finds/

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Amanda Edwards outraised Sheila Jackson Lee by more than 10-to-1 in the last quarter, FEC filings reveal

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2024/02/02/476314/amanda-edwards-outraised-sheila-jackson-lee-by-more-than-10-to-1-in-the-last-quarter-fec-filings-reveal/

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A statewide poll shows Dallas Congressman Colin Allred with a solid lead over his rivals in the Texas Democratic Senate primary. But the poll shows all Democratic contenders lagging Republican incumbent Senator Ted Cruz.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/polls/2024/02/01/476040/poll-colin-allred-leads-roland-gutierrez-in-democratic-primary-but-both-trail-republican-ted-cruz/

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Allred was one of 14 Democrats, including three from Texas, who voted for a GOP-led resolution, H.Res. 957, “Denouncing the Biden administration’s open-borders policies.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/01/25/475513/congressman-colin-allred-condemns-both-biden-cruz-and-abbott-on-immigration-and-border-security/

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