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You probably saw the new Texas political survey from Quinnipiac released last week — the one that had Democrat Beto O’Rourke running just a few percentage points behind Republican Ted Cruz in this year’s U.S. Senate race. Heady stuff, or scary …
The Texas Tribune
April, 2018
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18 April
New Poll finds Race Between Ted Cruz, Beto O’Rourke “Too Close to Call”
WASHINGTON — A new poll released Wednesday suggests the U.S. Senate race between U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke is far more competitive than many political observers have initially thought. The poll from Quinnipiac University shows the two …
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17 April
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Vows to Challenge Lupe Valdez on Border Issues
KINGWOOD — Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday vowed to challenge Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lupe Valdez over her views on border security and immigration, emphasizing an early contrast with the former Dallas County sheriff who has not yet …
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14 April
Ted Cruz to Report Raising Less than Half of What Beto O’Rourke Raised this Year
When U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke announced his latest fundraising haul earlier this month – a stunning $6.7 million – it was widely expected to surpass what his rival, Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, brought in over the same period. Now it’s …
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13 April
Analysis: Texans Hate Standardized Tests, but Govern by the Results
The best way to improve public education in Texas? Cut the number of standardized tests students have to take, according to a February 2017 University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. That answer came in ahead of increased …
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11 April
Texas Education Board Approves Course Formerly Known as Mexican-American Studies
Texas advocates for Mexican-American studies classes won a bitter victory Wednesday, in gaining approval to move forward with the class they wanted, but losing the course title. The board had been debating more than four …
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9 April
El Paso Border Patrol Sector Kicks Off Construction of Trump’s Wall on Border
SANTA TERESA, N.M. — A groundbreaking Monday for a new border barrier in New Mexico signals the beginning of the fulfillment of President Donald Trump’s best-known campaign promise, federal officials said. “The president has started his project,” …
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8 April
Federal Government Tells Border Prosecutors to Adopt “Zero-Tolerance” Policy on Immigration
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday ordered federal prosecutors on the southwest border to adopt a “zero tolerance” policy against anyone who enters or attempts to enter the country illegally, a mandate he said …
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6 April
Donald Trump is Deploying Troops to the Border, But Border Crossings are Lower Than They Have Been
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday said a recent surge of apprehensions at the southern border justifies President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard units to the southern border, and released statistics the …
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4 April
Beto O’Rourke: Ted Cruz and Donald Trump “Want you to be afraid of Mexicans”
U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, lit into U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and President Donald Trump during an interview in Waco on Tuesday, suggesting the two Republicans were inciting fear in Texas voters. “Let me tell you what …
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3 April
Trump Says He’ll Send Military to Guard U.S.-Mexico Border, Threatens Foreign Aid to Honduras
President Trump on Tuesday signaled plans to escalate a crackdown on illegal immigration, announcing that the U.S. military will be sent to guard the U.S.-Mexico border and threatening foreign aid to Honduras. For the third …
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3 April
Beto O’Rourke Says he Raised Staggering $6.7M in First Quarter of 2018
U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, raised over $6.7 million for his U.S. Senate bid in the first quarter of 2018, according to his campaign, a staggering number that poses a new category of threat to …
March, 2018
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25 March
Analysis: Why Texas Republicans Hope 2018 Won’t be Like 1990
Unpopular presidents regularly get their parties clobbered in mid-term elections, but Texas Republicans have a couple of layers of political insulation. Donald Trump is still popular with the party’s voters, and Texas Democrats would have to have …
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24 March
How Donald Trump’s Border Wall Fared in the $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill he Signed
After flirting with the prospect of vetoing an omnibus spending bill because it fell short of funding for his proposed border wall, President Donald Trump on Friday eventually gave the go-ahead to the $1.3 trillion …
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22 March
Congress Passes $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill that Includes Some Border Wall Funding
WASHINGTON — Congress took a major step on Thursday to keep the federal government’s doors open through the end of September, passing a massive spending bill that includes some funding for a border wall. The $1.3 …
