thank you Mr. President, sir!
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thank you Mr. President, sir!
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U.S. Supreme Court justices are considering the constitutionality of a 2013 law in a lawsuit brought by environmentalist and indigenous groups against the General Land Office and Cameron County.
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Anyone who's been looking for a job, especially a mid-career job, knows this in their bones.
F47 did this. Make sure you're registered to vote. If you've ever wondered if your vote matters, this graph is everything you need to know.
Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales drops reelection bid amid pressure over affair scandalโฆ
The woman he was having an affair committed suicide earlier this yearโฆ
His GOP primary opponent is really nuts.
www.texastribune.org/2026/03/05/t...
A wild primary night, a few runoffs, and a lot of numbers still rolling in.
A Texas judge on Wednesday declined to keep Camp Mystic closed this summer in a case about operating the all-girls youth camp where 25 girls and two counselors were killed in catastrophic floods last year.
Texas Latinos turned out in massive numbers for Democratsโฆ
In multiple Latino-majority counties, more people cast Democratic votes on Tuesday than voted for Kamala Harris in 2024โฆ
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Trump calls on Republicans to cancel the Texas runoff for Senate...
It must stop now,โ Trump said. โWe have an easy to beat radical left opponent."
Trump announced he will make his endorsement soon and will be asking the other candidate to drop out of the race.
www.ksat.com/news/local/2...
BREAKING: Babe, wake up. New war just dropped. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...
Crazy Texas.
AP News has called the US Senate primary in Texas...
Talarico wins Texas Senate Democratic nomination while Cornyn and Paxton head to Republican runoff...
apnews.com/article/texa...
After more than a decade as the stateโs farmer-in-chief, the ag commish saw his GOP primary opponent declare victory Tuesday night: www.texasobserver.org/abbott-endor... from @byjustinmiller.bsky.social
New: Former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred and Rep. Julie Johnson appear headed to a May runoff for the Democratic nomination to represent the newly drawn 33rd Congressional District.
Breaking: State Rep. Steve Toth beat incumbent U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw for the Republican nomination in Texasโ 2nd Congressional District, according to @apnews.com results.
Talarico calls for "every vote" to be counted in Texas race
Talarico: "This is proof that there is something happening in Texas tonight tonight, the people of our state gave this country a little bit of hope, and a little bit of hope is a dangerous thing."
He then walks off to Bad Bunny's "DTMF"
Talarico now significantly over the 1 million vote threshold with ~80% of the vote in.
For context the 2024 D Senate primary drew about 970,000 votes. 2018 (Beto) drew 1,042,000.
The latest results in the 2026 Texas primary election: governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House
From bad to disaster.
Texas law has been vote in your precinct unless all parties at county level agree to the vote at any voting location. All counties went to the vote at any polling location probably 20 years ago, but the law was on the books. SoโฆDallas and Williamson Counties Republican Party wanted to go back
Wow! The energy at the polls is undeniable! We're seeing voters turn out in record numbers across the state.
This shows what weโve always known: Texas is ready for change!
Texas Primary shenanigans in WIlliamson County home of James Talarico and Dallas County Jasmine Crockettโs district. This follows record breaking Democratic voter turnout across Texas.
Yall. I voted in Fort Worth and it took just shy of three hours. For a primary!! By hour two, the R line was done, so for the last hour I waited it was just us Dems. Tiring but also convivial and nice being in community - the vibe in line was great
Hundreds of voters showed up at the wrong polling place after the Dallas County GOP forced both parties to abandon countywide vote centers in the March primary.
www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...
Congrats for waiting.