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Greg Abbott widens lead over Beto O’Rourke with likely voters in latest UT poll
Read full article: Greg Abbott widens lead over Beto O’Rourke with likely voters in latest UT pollThe 11-point margin is one of the wider advantages Abbott has registered among likely voters in a public survey yet. Abbott had a smaller 5-point advantage in the last UT poll, which was done in August, though that was among registered voters.
Dan Patrick targets rural Texas in media-shy bus tour
Read full article: Dan Patrick targets rural Texas in media-shy bus tourPatrick’s campaign strategy in rural Texas may suggest he’s trying to shore up the party’s most reliable base of voters in an area that both Beto O’Rourke and Mike Collier have spent considerable resources to win over this election cycle.
Watch: Candidates for statewide offices discuss disability issues
Read full article: Watch: Candidates for statewide offices discuss disability issuesTune in on Monday as candidates for statewide offices speak with Texas Tribune reporters Patrick Svitek and James Barragán at the 2022 Texas Disability Issues Forum.
Comptroller, railroad commissioner, lieutenant governor: What do Texas state officials actually do?
Read full article: Comptroller, railroad commissioner, lieutenant governor: What do Texas state officials actually do?For example, members of the Railroad Commission don’t deal with railroads. Here’s what the many officials elected statewide do with the power voters give them.
Democrat Mike Collier embraces his GOP past as he tries to unseat Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
Read full article: Democrat Mike Collier embraces his GOP past as he tries to unseat Lt. Gov. Dan PatrickIn his second attempt to oust the incumbent, Collier is actively courting Republican voters who are turned off by the Legislature’s hard-right turn in recent years.
Mike Collier wins Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor and will face uphill battle against Dan Patrick
Read full article: Mike Collier wins Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor and will face uphill battle against Dan PatrickCollier came within 4 percentage points of unseating the incumbent in 2018. But this year, Democrats face even stronger headwinds in trying to unseat Texas Republicans.
Largely aligned on policy, candidates in Democratic runoff for lieutenant governor push their experience
Read full article: Largely aligned on policy, candidates in Democratic runoff for lieutenant governor push their experienceThe winner will face a tough challenge against Republican incumbent Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
Meet the 3 Democrats competing to oust Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
Read full article: Meet the 3 Democrats competing to oust Lt. Gov. Dan PatrickMike Collier, Carla Brailey and Michelle Beckley are facing off for the Democratic nomination in the lieutenant governor race. Financially, the three candidates are outmatched by Dan Patrick’s $25 million war chest.
Texas Democrats see focusing on power grid failure as a winning campaign strategy heading into 2022
Read full article: Texas Democrats see focusing on power grid failure as a winning campaign strategy heading into 2022Republican leaders defend their record on the power grid, pointing to more than a dozen laws passed during this year’s legislative session to address the grid’s reliability. Gov. Greg Abbott has staked his reputation on a promise that the lights won't go out this winter.
Texas Democrats rely on voters of color to be competitive. So why are their top statewide candidates mostly white?
Read full article: Texas Democrats rely on voters of color to be competitive. So why are their top statewide candidates mostly white?The GOP slate for statewide office includes two high-profile Latinos and two Black candidates who have previously held state or federal office. Republicans are making a play to be more competitive with voters of color as the state’s electorate grows more diverse.
Michelle Beckley, one of the Texas House’s most liberal members, joins Democratic primary for lieutenant governor
Read full article: Michelle Beckley, one of the Texas House’s most liberal members, joins Democratic primary for lieutenant governorThe Carrollton Democrat hopes Beto O’Rourke’s run for governor will help down-ballot Democrats next year.
Mike Collier wants a rematch against Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. But first he’s got to beat fellow Democrat Matthew Dowd.
Read full article: Mike Collier wants a rematch against Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. But first he’s got to beat fellow Democrat Matthew Dowd.Collier says his 2018 close call against Patrick was no fluke. Next year, he’s out to prove that his campaign can make a real challenge to the two-term incumbent.
Matthew Dowd, former George W. Bush strategist, to run as Democrat for Texas lieutenant governor
Read full article: Matthew Dowd, former George W. Bush strategist, to run as Democrat for Texas lieutenant governorDowd said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has focused on “culture war” issues to divide and hurt Texans.