Texas

2020-11-04 12:34:12
by TWN Staff
TX-13: Ronny Jackson (R)

About Jackson: Dr. Ronny Jackson is familiar name to some, his having served as the attending physician and later, a... Read More

About Jackson: Dr. Ronny Jackson is familiar name to some, his having served as the attending physician and later, a medical advisor, to President Donald Trump. Jackson retired from the U.S. Navy as a Rear Admiral in December 2019,after 25... Read More

2020-11-04 12:30:31
by TWN Staff
TX-11: August Pfluger (R)

About Pfluger: August Pfluger has served his country as a fighter pilot, member of the National Security Council and advisor... Read More

About Pfluger: August Pfluger has served his country as a fighter pilot, member of the National Security Council and advisor to President Donald Trump. Pfluger entered the U.S. Air Force Academy immediately after high school and spent the next two... Read More

2020-11-03 10:29:19
by TWN Staff
TX-32: Genevieve Collins (R)

About Collins:   Genevieve Collins is a 7th Generation Texan. Her grandmother, Calvert Collins, was a trailblazer; the first woman... Read More

About Collins:   Genevieve Collins is a 7th Generation Texan. Her grandmother, Calvert Collins, was a trailblazer; the first woman elected to the Dallas City Council.  A graduate of SMU’s Cox School of Business and renowned local businesswoman, Collins was... Read More

2020-11-03 10:23:46
by TWN Staff
TX-32: Colin Allred (D)

About Allred:  Colin Allread attended Dallas public schools, where his mom was a teacher for part of her 27-year career... Read More

About Allred:  Colin Allread attended Dallas public schools, where his mom was a teacher for part of her 27-year career in public education. With the help of his family, community, and coaches, Allred was able to attend some of the... Read More

2020-11-02 21:50:17
by TWN Staff
TX-03: Helane Seikaly (D)

About Seikaly: Helane “Lulu” Seikaly is a first-generation American, the daughter of a pediatric specialist and a Registered Nurse who... Read More

About Seikaly: Helane “Lulu” Seikaly is a first-generation American, the daughter of a pediatric specialist and a Registered Nurse who fled civil war in their native Lebanon. Raised in North Texas, Seikaly’s interest in service to her community began at... Read More

2020-11-02 21:31:25
by TWN Staff
TX-10: Mike Siegel (D)

About Siegel: Mike Siegel is a civil rights lawyer and former public school teacher running for Texas’s 10th Congressional district.... Read More

About Siegel: Mike Siegel is a civil rights lawyer and former public school teacher running for Texas’s 10th Congressional district. He began his career in 1999, joining the Americorps national civil service program and teaching 3rd grade as a Teach... Read More

Texas Court Rejects Bid to Toss 127,000 Harris County Votes, But Fight Isn't Over

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Sunday rejected, without comment, a bid by three Republican candidates and a GOP activist to... Read More

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Sunday rejected, without comment, a bid by three Republican candidates and a GOP activist to toss out almost 127,000 votes cast from drive-thru lanes in the emerging Democratic stronghold of Harris County. The votes, however, are... Read More

2020-11-02 06:47:24
by TWN Staff
TX-24: Candace Valenzuela (D)

About Valenzuela: Candace Valenzuela is a mother, an educator, and a lifelong Texan. She first ran for her local school... Read More

About Valenzuela: Candace Valenzuela is a mother, an educator, and a lifelong Texan. She first ran for her local school board to improve Texas schools, becoming the first Latina and first African-American woman to serve on the Carrollton-Farmers Branch school... Read More

2020-11-02 06:38:26
by TWN Staff
TX-24: Beth Van Duyne (R)

About Van Duyne: Beth Van Duyne is a single, working-mother of two kids. She left home at the age of... Read More

About Van Duyne: Beth Van Duyne is a single, working-mother of two kids. She left home at the age of 17, put herself through college, became the first female mayor of her hometown, and then was asked to serve America... Read More

2020-11-02 06:24:46
by TWN Staff
TX-10: Michael McCaul (R)

About McCaul: Michael McCaul is the son of a World War II veteran and a fourth-generation Texan. He is chairman... Read More

About McCaul: Michael McCaul is the son of a World War II veteran and a fourth-generation Texan. He is chairman emeritus of the House Homeland Security Committee, as well as the ranking member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.  McCaul... Read More

2020-11-02 06:19:18
by TWN Staff
TX-07: Wesley Hunt (R)

About Hunt:   Wesley Hunt was born and raised in Houston, Texas, in a military family and is an alumnus... Read More

About Hunt:   Wesley Hunt was born and raised in Houston, Texas, in a military family and is an alumnus of St. John’s School. Upon graduation from St. John’s, Hunt accepted an appointment to the United States Military Academy at... Read More

2020-11-02 06:12:29
by TWN Staff
TX-07: Lizzie Fletcher (D)

About Fletcher:  Lizzie Fletcher has lived in Texas’ Seventh Congressional District nearly all her life, and has made her home... Read More

About Fletcher:  Lizzie Fletcher has lived in Texas’ Seventh Congressional District nearly all her life, and has made her home and built her career in the district.  After graduating from St. John’s School in 1993, Fletcher went to Kenyon College... Read More

2020-11-02 06:07:56
by TWN Staff
TX-04: Pat Fallon (R)

About Fallon: Pat Fallon, during his eight year tenure in the Texas Legislature, has built a strong conservative record and... Read More

About Fallon: Pat Fallon, during his eight year tenure in the Texas Legislature, has built a strong conservative record and a reputation for being an advocate for Texas taxpayers. He has supported securing the border, enforcing the ban on sanctuary... Read More

2020-11-02 05:39:15
by TWN Staff
TX-03: Van Taylor (R)

About Taylor: A seventh generation Texan, Van Taylor is a family man, businessman, and decorated Iraq War Veteran. Growing up,... Read More

About Taylor: A seventh generation Texan, Van Taylor is a family man, businessman, and decorated Iraq War Veteran. Growing up, Taylor earned the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America, and had the honor bestowed on him... Read More

2020-10-31 00:43:22
by TWN Staff
TX-23: Tony Gonzales (R)

About Gonzales: As a career Cryptologist, Gonzales has been stationed at the Navy Information Operations Detachment Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, U.S.... Read More

About Gonzales: As a career Cryptologist, Gonzales has been stationed at the Navy Information Operations Detachment Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Fla., USS MICHAEL MURPHY in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Center for Information Warfare Training Center in Pensacola,... Read More

2020-10-31 00:40:04
by TWN Staff
TX-23: Gina Ortiz Jones (D)

About Jones: Gina Ortiz Jones learned at an early age that it takes hard work and opportunity to create a... Read More

About Jones: Gina Ortiz Jones learned at an early age that it takes hard work and opportunity to create a better future. Her mother, who graduated from a prestigious university, left home and came to the United States as a... Read More

2020-10-31 00:38:55
by TWN Staff
TX-22: Troy Nehls (R)

About Nehls: At the age of 19, Nehls enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was deployed on combat tours to... Read More

About Nehls: At the age of 19, Nehls enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was deployed on combat tours to Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan, among other places. After 21 years of service, he retired with the rank of Major and... Read More

2020-10-31 00:35:27
by TWN Staff
TX-22: Sri Preston Kulkarni (D)

About Kulkarni: Sri Preston Kulkarni is a big Rockets fan, lover of languages, and lifelong public servant. He is also... Read More

About Kulkarni: Sri Preston Kulkarni is a big Rockets fan, lover of languages, and lifelong public servant. He is also a national security expert who has spent his career overseas. He was raised in a middle class family by an... Read More

2020-10-31 00:34:27
by TWN Staff
TX-21: Wendy Davis (D)

About Davis: Wendy Davis, with the help of scholarships and family support, went from community college to TCU and on... Read More

About Davis: Wendy Davis, with the help of scholarships and family support, went from community college to TCU and on to Harvard Law School. She worked hard to give her kids a better life than she had growing up.  As... Read More

2020-10-31 00:33:20
by TWN Staff
TX-21: Chip Roy (R)

About Roy: Chip Roy is a husband and father with experience in both the private sector and public service.  He... Read More

About Roy: Chip Roy is a husband and father with experience in both the private sector and public service.  He is a former federal prosecutor, having served as special assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Texas, and... Read More

2020-10-28 12:50:40
by TWN Staff
TX Senate: John Cornyn (R)

About Cornyn:  John Cornyn was born in Houston, Texas, in 1952 and grew up in San Antonio, the second of... Read More

About Cornyn:  John Cornyn was born in Houston, Texas, in 1952 and grew up in San Antonio, the second of three children. Cornyn graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, with a degree in journalism in 1973. Later in... Read More

2020-10-28 12:44:35
by Sara Wilkerson
TX Senate: MJ Hegar (D)

About Hegar:  As a young girl, Hegar’s dreams of becoming a military pilot were dismissed with claims that “the front... Read More

About Hegar:  As a young girl, Hegar’s dreams of becoming a military pilot were dismissed with claims that “the front is no place for a woman.” Unwilling to back down, Hegar became a commissioned officer in the Air Force after... Read More

COVID-19 Curbs Community Policing at a Time of Diminishing Trust

AUSTIN, Texas — The funeral last month for Jorge Cabrera featured familiar tributes to a fallen officer. Cabrera’s flag-draped coffin... Read More

AUSTIN, Texas — The funeral last month for Jorge Cabrera featured familiar tributes to a fallen officer. Cabrera’s flag-draped coffin sat at the front of the church, near a large replica of a police badge with black ribbon. The strains... Read More

2020-08-03 21:12:20
by Sara Wilkerson
Texas AG Issues Guidance to Officials Who Sought to Push Local Election to 2021

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has warned officials who already postponed a local election once due to the ongoing coronavirus... Read More

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has warned officials who already postponed a local election once due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, they would be violating the law if they attempted to move the election again, this time to next year.... Read More

2020-06-26 22:07:31
by Dan McCue
Supreme Court Declines to Force Texas Officials to Expand Mail-In Voting

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Friday evening decline to force Texas officials to offer mail-in ballots to all voters... Read More

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Friday evening decline to force Texas officials to offer mail-in ballots to all voters in the state because of the threat posed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The court's order is the latest development... Read More

2020-06-05 14:48:59
by Dan McCue
Appeals Court Rules COVID-19 Fears Not Valid Reason for Voting by Mail in Texas

A federal appeals court in Atlanta ruled Thursday that Texans cannot request mail-in ballots for the upcoming 2020 elections out... Read More

A federal appeals court in Atlanta ruled Thursday that Texans cannot request mail-in ballots for the upcoming 2020 elections out of fear that they might contract the coronavirus if they vote in person. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals... Read More

‘Our Votes Matter Again.’ Democratic Voters Surge in Texas, Fueling Republican Fears

WASHINGTON — Texas still runs red. But in the first test of the state’s changing demographics this election year, turnout... Read More

WASHINGTON — Texas still runs red. But in the first test of the state’s changing demographics this election year, turnout in the Democratic presidential primary surged on Super Tuesday, fueling Republican fears that their greatest electoral stronghold is no longer... Read More

2020-03-04 21:12:29
by Dan McCue
Cuellar Defeats Challenger Backed By Sanders In Texas House Race

WASHINGTON - Rep. Henry Cuellar, a centrist House Democrat and longtime member of the fiscally-conservative Blue Dog Coalition, defeated a... Read More

WASHINGTON - Rep. Henry Cuellar, a centrist House Democrat and longtime member of the fiscally-conservative Blue Dog Coalition, defeated a well-funded primary challenger backed by Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. The contest between Cuellar and Jessica Cisneros, a 26-year-old... Read More

As Focus Shifts to Super Tuesday, 2020 Candidates Make Texas a Key Battleground

HOUSTON — All week, as former Vice President Joe Biden labored in South Carolina for his sweeping primary victory, other... Read More

HOUSTON — All week, as former Vice President Joe Biden labored in South Carolina for his sweeping primary victory, other candidates jumped ahead to mine for delegate gold in a state that will be key to where the 2020 presidential... Read More

2020-02-27 14:32:14
by Dan McCue
Winner-Take-All Presidential Elector System Deemed Constitutional

A federal appeals court has declared the winner-take-all system 48 of 50 states use to assign their electoral college votes... Read More

A federal appeals court has declared the winner-take-all system 48 of 50 states use to assign their electoral college votes is constitutional. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a lower court's dismissal of... Read More

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