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xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#camera"></use></svg></span> Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705/https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2019/texas-turn-blue-voting-pattern-history/">Is Texas really going purple? Our Heat Index will show how competitive your district is.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shiying-cheng/">Shelly Cheng</a> and <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 4 Jun 2019 00:01:00 -0500" title="2019-06-04 00:01 CDT"> June 4, 2019 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Is Texas really a swing state? To explore the question, we looked at nearly 20 years of election data to assess the competitiveness of every congressional and legislative district in the state. Take a tour of some of the state's hot spots and then type in your address to find out the lay of the land in your districts. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705/https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2019/texas-turn-blue-voting-pattern-history/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705/https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2019/texas-turn-blue-voting-pattern-history/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#camera"></use></svg></span> Emily Albracht/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/12/07/texas-voter-turnout-sixth-highest-increase-2018-midterms/">Texas saw the nation's sixth-highest voter turnout increase, but still lagged behind most other states</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/elbert-wang/">Elbert Wang</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 7 Dec 2018 00:01:00 -0600" title="2018-12-07 00:01 CST"> Dec. 7, 2018 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Voter turnout in the 2018 Texas midterm elections increased by 18 percentage points compared with the previous midterms, according to data from the United States Elections Project. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/12/07/texas-voter-turnout-sixth-highest-increase-2018-midterms/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IQ9cBs4jIxSG7fFL9Jq5mRYCb-c=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3d350e3861e3ef8a186a1457115e6057/2018-10-29_Prairie_View_Early_Voting_Rachel.Zein.jpg" alt="Early voting inside the Memorial Student Center at Prairie View A&M University." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#camera"></use></svg></span> Rachel Zein for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/10/26/texas-early-voting-turnout-first-week/">Texas' largest counties have nearly doubled voter turnout so far compared to 2014</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matt-zdun/">Matt Zdun</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:55:00 -0500" title="2018-10-26 16:55 CDT"> Oct. 26, 2018 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Soon, more Texans will have voted early in 2018 than in all of 2014’s early voting period, according to data from the secretary of state’s office. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/10/26/texas-early-voting-turnout-first-week/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/10/26/texas-early-voting-turnout-first-week/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LQraSpxMYgxZcb004EhoiFT9rcw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/cc8a89219dc29b102c741eb684294638/EARLY_VOTING_Oct_22_7_MS_TT.jpg" alt="Long lines for the start of early voting snaked around the parking at 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/lDydQl7S3wU8R7l1lJ3v63v14ng=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/cc8a89219dc29b102c741eb684294638/EARLY_VOTING_Oct_22_7_MS_TT.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LQraSpxMYgxZcb004EhoiFT9rcw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/cc8a89219dc29b102c741eb684294638/EARLY_VOTING_Oct_22_7_MS_TT.jpg" alt="Long lines for the start of early voting snaked around the parking at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center near downtown Ho…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/07/18/davis-battleground-texas-campaign-finance/">Wendy Davis, Battleground Texas sanctioned for delayed campaign disclosures in 2014</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 18 Jul 2018 14:17:00 -0500" title="2018-07-18 14:17 CDT"> July 18, 2018 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Citing "a somewhat complicated and novel fundraising operation not explicitly contemplated by Texas law," the Texas Ethics Commission fined Battleground Texas and Wendy Davis' gubernatorial campaign $3,000 each for late disclosures in 2014. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/07/18/davis-battleground-texas-campaign-finance/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/07/18/davis-battleground-texas-campaign-finance/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JwzdAW9ecE9PeiFA7w0Q33ss20E=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/04/05/Wendy_Davis_PP_rallyBD_TT.jpg" alt="Former state Senator and gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis speaks to Planned Parenthood supporters at the Capitol in Austi…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/jYE7O5m-a_XsVWvr16ezYdtQyso=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/04/05/Wendy_Davis_PP_rallyBD_TT.jpg 3000w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JwzdAW9ecE9PeiFA7w0Q33ss20E=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/04/05/Wendy_Davis_PP_rallyBD_TT.jpg" alt="Former state Senator and gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis speaks to Planned Parenthood supporters at the Capitol in Austi…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#camera"></use></svg></span> Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2017/03/17/stockman-charged-violating-federal-election-law/">Former U.S. Rep. Stockman charged with violating federal election law</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 17 Mar 2017 10:07:00 -0500" title="2017-03-17 10:07 CDT"> March 17, 2017 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Former U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas, has been charged with violating federal election law. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2017/03/17/stockman-charged-violating-federal-election-law/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2017/03/17/stockman-charged-violating-federal-election-law/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6C1L3pGUDRUCqFx8bCZBWRVUPHA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/05/Steve-Stockman2.png" alt="YouTube screenshot of U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Friendswood, from a Western Center for Journalism interview on Feb. 2, 201…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6MmAyrmecFrJ11ZYBYgyiANXS7U=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/05/Steve-Stockman2.png 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Kt5HjmRDqI3ZDcgygTEygESqlAU=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/05/Steve-Stockman2.png 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9dVlpYOS_5SQR6Aj14PQVAsfHyk=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/05/Steve-Stockman2.png 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/GoFxbkq9bw0MCkOgcJ804fM3bmY=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/05/Steve-Stockman2.png 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Lm0kuJh7uxj2mUUWzuIrBAhgc7M=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/05/Steve-Stockman2.png 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/nF2o6LwjHcovfeincP1kl0F4z9s=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/05/Steve-Stockman2.png 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UGodkuVByXd7KbOJEBzPqhheLDs=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/05/Steve-Stockman2.png 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/tXgZi8TIRjo-9xlJDo9Ja7MyQxU=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/05/Steve-Stockman2.png 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/z0KO24_hF6ljMtxVekWH5e8a9yE=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/05/Steve-Stockman2.png 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6NoRJDWLjpulxizyjkqbIR3w0Ww=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/05/Steve-Stockman2.png 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5vgDHAp1WSMv6d0XrF_-_eowcdk=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/05/Steve-Stockman2.png 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/bJEjx81LJ8zgpbJw3pL_lFpCQVc=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/05/Steve-Stockman2.png 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/jR7qp101VPIrPsnNCa6Mn0GRWoQ=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/05/Steve-Stockman2.png 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6C1L3pGUDRUCqFx8bCZBWRVUPHA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/05/Steve-Stockman2.png 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/CLDmCywZd0Z3WwzmJK2XzDYaK4w=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/05/Steve-Stockman2.png 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gpU6H-A_w5tsmyj6Io7nzQ6LO20=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/05/Steve-Stockman2.png 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6C1L3pGUDRUCqFx8bCZBWRVUPHA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/05/Steve-Stockman2.png" alt="YouTube screenshot of U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Friendswood, from a Western Center for Journalism interview on Feb. 2, 201…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2016/09/06/susan-hawk-dallas-county-district-attorney/">Abbott Will Pick Susan Hawk's Replacement as Dallas County DA</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/elena-mejia-lutz/">Elena Mejia Lutz</a> and <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/nicole-cobler/">Nicole Cobler</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 6 Sep 2016 16:05:31 -0500" title="2016-09-06 16:05 CDT"> Sept. 6, 2016 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">After struggling with mental illness, including three admissions at psychiatric treatment centers, Republican Susan Hawk stepped down from her position as Dallas County District Attorney on Tuesday. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2016/09/06/susan-hawk-dallas-county-district-attorney/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2016/09/06/susan-hawk-dallas-county-district-attorney/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/qkyym5BR4ThuXEU1FP6tr0kdxAc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/09/02/Hawk-Susan.jpg" alt="Former Dallas County District Attorney Susan Hawk" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DsKkZaEs6X3I2OWdROtYroqYoa0=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/09/02/Hawk-Susan.jpg 3000w, 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/qkyym5BR4ThuXEU1FP6tr0kdxAc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/09/02/Hawk-Susan.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8zeB33wvOto8Sfj18qEO6Wv68R0=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/09/02/Hawk-Susan.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/l3xQeT97Ad4lCKiO4laosTfVH5Y=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/09/02/Hawk-Susan.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/qkyym5BR4ThuXEU1FP6tr0kdxAc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/09/02/Hawk-Susan.jpg" alt="Former Dallas County District Attorney Susan Hawk" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2016/02/18/battleground-texas-regroups-game-plan-unchanged/">Democrats' Alliance with Battleground Texas Shows Strains Ahead of Elections</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jamie-lovegrove/">Jamie Lovegrove</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 18 Feb 2016 06:00:00 -0600" title="2016-02-18 06:00 CST"> Feb. 18, 2016 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">While many Democrats have mixed feelings about the group that helped lead the party's election efforts in 2014, Battleground Texas officials still believe in their long-term strategy to turn Texas blue. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2016/02/18/battleground-texas-regroups-game-plan-unchanged/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2016/02/18/battleground-texas-regroups-game-plan-unchanged/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_pqwi6gXR56lwctNUeK4rvqSpIM=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/01/29/Lon_Burnam_Shelby_Tauber005.jpg" alt="Former state Rep. Lon Burnam, a candidate for the Texas Railroad Commision, thanks Jim Hightower at his campaign kickoff at …" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/KpSCw5vxFnpd5Av5HxxoVfAWQRg=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/01/29/Lon_Burnam_Shelby_Tauber005.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/pm4-jqXPJO1XThjAo2IifLOeBhU=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/01/29/Lon_Burnam_Shelby_Tauber005.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/xe9Pc1XKJEQrSoyp0vdPQT3nkwA=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/01/29/Lon_Burnam_Shelby_Tauber005.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dmaV7fUEQObJm14gYBmS3qdOxnk=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/01/29/Lon_Burnam_Shelby_Tauber005.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/SnADqB1C9h7Hu5XgEyOFTDCTyf4=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/01/29/Lon_Burnam_Shelby_Tauber005.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VtMEdZzS7ODpT_eqYlgog0TjvKM=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/01/29/Lon_Burnam_Shelby_Tauber005.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DreamyRI-IwEAUkGLEAGU8NGd1Y=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/01/29/Lon_Burnam_Shelby_Tauber005.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JCywgtL9wgYECyIfdlPNiwX2Q2w=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/01/29/Lon_Burnam_Shelby_Tauber005.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/s1tPTe6WuPh2yB9Uro5MuY50qYY=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/01/29/Lon_Burnam_Shelby_Tauber005.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dTCXCFetFZalMtmR1dXXxdg50CY=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/01/29/Lon_Burnam_Shelby_Tauber005.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/vmoKpjt0bUlBVIFrusQlwIXTWVg=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/01/29/Lon_Burnam_Shelby_Tauber005.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gRaHngrDI2PCXbQOa6ncUTb0S0M=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/01/29/Lon_Burnam_Shelby_Tauber005.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Vvm6o4uErMIEXu3jpM_9JwndNvI=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/01/29/Lon_Burnam_Shelby_Tauber005.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_pqwi6gXR56lwctNUeK4rvqSpIM=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/01/29/Lon_Burnam_Shelby_Tauber005.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LsJ_vd7FRyUJL1FAgeHWfM6pln0=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/01/29/Lon_Burnam_Shelby_Tauber005.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3L19g6_X0pGEZqCC0LZSdLZoqNU=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/01/29/Lon_Burnam_Shelby_Tauber005.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_pqwi6gXR56lwctNUeK4rvqSpIM=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/01/29/Lon_Burnam_Shelby_Tauber005.jpg" alt="Former state Rep. Lon Burnam, a candidate for the Texas Railroad Commision, thanks Jim Hightower at his campaign kickoff at …" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/25/analysis-week-go-important-fights-are-over/">Analysis: With a Week to Go, the Most Important Fights Are Over</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 25 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-25 06:00 CDT"> May 25, 2015 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">With one week left in this legislative session, hundreds of bills are still pending. But if legislative action ended right now, there would be little reason for Gov. Greg Abbott to call lawmakers back for overtime. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/25/analysis-week-go-important-fights-are-over/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/25/analysis-week-go-important-fights-are-over/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/BYJ_YgnEvHNd3sEc16zzX74mhEs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Straus_Abbott_Patrick_TT_crop.jpg" alt="From left: Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick are shown on May 21, 2015." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/XeW6QAAdrdIso4ommuzIQK_7sD4=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Straus_Abbott_Patrick_TT_crop.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/CnuujogX2_ZGpGFyOsMVtRAZTO8=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Straus_Abbott_Patrick_TT_crop.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/sgU95L8Nvqab3JVSgf1mzEoQJWY=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Straus_Abbott_Patrick_TT_crop.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2G-AghYP9LaKMJwavkhDx3ZpkDk=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Straus_Abbott_Patrick_TT_crop.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7X-DDv_PJKgZ3ZiOknk-an8FqZ8=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Straus_Abbott_Patrick_TT_crop.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/H20nuHQr1yyR4s83R3Bg5_x5iYY=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Straus_Abbott_Patrick_TT_crop.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ISe4bOVQho6Qj58oEvyGt4S9isw=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Straus_Abbott_Patrick_TT_crop.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/oBit3fzaiON6LTUJt9q1tPf6Q1E=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Straus_Abbott_Patrick_TT_crop.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/USW9vq8YIu_Z8EgStSMZ3wIG1zo=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Straus_Abbott_Patrick_TT_crop.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IPJ8dD-F5JF93Grz89EdO57aWfQ=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Straus_Abbott_Patrick_TT_crop.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/QSgfEGhKDkRin0DmoLNt0-FwoYQ=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Straus_Abbott_Patrick_TT_crop.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dP3BFGX5NS16DPPulnBo0sTv6wg=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Straus_Abbott_Patrick_TT_crop.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2uU7sUWFLbEPh2HwpDJdT-jgbBs=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Straus_Abbott_Patrick_TT_crop.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/BYJ_YgnEvHNd3sEc16zzX74mhEs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Straus_Abbott_Patrick_TT_crop.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/QmUdVAyS-Ac6Y2K9dK9TiJ1OIs8=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Straus_Abbott_Patrick_TT_crop.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dD7jLqrDH6mNJArfMMvNxdeiDOo=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Straus_Abbott_Patrick_TT_crop.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/BYJ_YgnEvHNd3sEc16zzX74mhEs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Straus_Abbott_Patrick_TT_crop.jpg" alt="From left: Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick are shown on May 21, 2015." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#camera"></use></svg></span> Office of the Governor </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/17/texas-runoff-election-results/">Menéndez to Senate; Three Claim House Seats</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 17 Feb 2015 19:43:33 -0600" title="2015-02-17 19:43 CST"> Feb. 17, 2015 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Four more seats in the Legislature are finally decided, with José Menéndez romping to win San Antonio's Senate seat. Two Republicans and a Democrat are headed for the House. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/17/texas-runoff-election-results/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/17/texas-runoff-election-results/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/r4Q5UVisInLkjw-do4eJlk2Q25g=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg" alt="State Reps. José Menéndez (left) and Trey Martinez Fischer, both Democrats from San Antonio, are seeking the Texas Senate se…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/hoi2rc3nyArjURgyVnTeYgU8Bt8=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IfJa63Iu-_ftq2seAS9xbkUEpV0=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/jhTmksX7uYcv2LgzOyHVt52t5nY=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_uxLsuwiDHI2ES-c_xPB35Dv1MM=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/do1XW7g7slx5e-aVEYPc6zsuEcc=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-myNRRIPJWFdNzQU2wMcWiryulM=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Vweu-5edrd3_JYPuuM2oI5gZBr8=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gYyy8-l5EYUMeUBElYOv_5OM32g=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Mud3pAMKaa4x2Nr3TngnT3kCKJk=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/qFAsObc9kAxLBpMlHvWTNNtyRsE=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-C5KFI1n8gGNd9mPs67B8DTwV80=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Bot7u9IZ9Ynjl5PNmO_QqhblNiY=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7YKCEA2TFabIrw6_1R3hRQcIIAw=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/r4Q5UVisInLkjw-do4eJlk2Q25g=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/BYDpFNVx4iUvqfHmLh8am2ZGDhA=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/tzkdOLek1q_LmQJ9xZFKH4dqk8Q=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/r4Q5UVisInLkjw-do4eJlk2Q25g=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg" alt="State Reps. José Menéndez (left) and Trey Martinez Fischer, both Democrats from San Antonio, are seeking the Texas Senate se…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#camera"></use></svg></span> Bob Daemmrich/Marjorie Kamys Cotera </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/17/four-seats-grabs-runoff-elections/">Four Legislative Seats Up for Grabs in Runoffs</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 17 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-17 06:00 CST"> Feb. 17, 2015 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A round of Capitol musical chairs will play out on Tuesday when voters decide who will fill three seats in the Texas House and one in the Senate. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/17/four-seats-grabs-runoff-elections/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/17/four-seats-grabs-runoff-elections/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/r4Q5UVisInLkjw-do4eJlk2Q25g=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg" alt="State Reps. José Menéndez (left) and Trey Martinez Fischer, both Democrats from San Antonio, are seeking the Texas Senate se…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/hoi2rc3nyArjURgyVnTeYgU8Bt8=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IfJa63Iu-_ftq2seAS9xbkUEpV0=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/jhTmksX7uYcv2LgzOyHVt52t5nY=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_uxLsuwiDHI2ES-c_xPB35Dv1MM=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/do1XW7g7slx5e-aVEYPc6zsuEcc=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-myNRRIPJWFdNzQU2wMcWiryulM=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Vweu-5edrd3_JYPuuM2oI5gZBr8=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gYyy8-l5EYUMeUBElYOv_5OM32g=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Mud3pAMKaa4x2Nr3TngnT3kCKJk=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/qFAsObc9kAxLBpMlHvWTNNtyRsE=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-C5KFI1n8gGNd9mPs67B8DTwV80=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Bot7u9IZ9Ynjl5PNmO_QqhblNiY=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7YKCEA2TFabIrw6_1R3hRQcIIAw=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/r4Q5UVisInLkjw-do4eJlk2Q25g=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/BYDpFNVx4iUvqfHmLh8am2ZGDhA=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/tzkdOLek1q_LmQJ9xZFKH4dqk8Q=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/r4Q5UVisInLkjw-do4eJlk2Q25g=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/Menendez_TMF_copy.jpg" alt="State Reps. José Menéndez (left) and Trey Martinez Fischer, both Democrats from San Antonio, are seeking the Texas Senate se…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#camera"></use></svg></span> Bob Daemmrich/Marjorie Kamys Cotera </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/23/results-roll-three-special-elections/">Three Special Election Runoffs to Be Decided Feb. 17</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bobby-blanchard/">Bobby Blanchard</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:40:20 -0600" title="2015-01-23 14:40 CST"> Jan. 23, 2015 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">UPDATED: Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday that Feb. 17 will be the runoff date for three special elections — Senate District 26, House District 17 and House District 123. Early voting will be Feb. 9-13. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/23/results-roll-three-special-elections/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/23/results-roll-three-special-elections/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3decnc_RcQDeGuckkcvoC6kWKTk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/eac558c84f7aac363bb3b7c0c08db0e1/Capitol%20Building%20AP%20TT%2008" alt="Interior of the Capitol Rotunda on April 24, 2014." 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xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#camera"></use></svg></span> Anneke Paterson for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/09/roundup-same-sex-marriage-abortion-and-elections/">Roundup: Same-Sex Marriage, Abortion and Elections</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a> and <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 9 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-09 06:00 CST"> Jan. 9, 2015 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">This week in the Roundup: The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals weighs in on two Texas cases — one on the state's same-sex marriage ban and another on a provision of the state's new abortion law. Also, three special legislative elections result in runoffs. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/09/roundup-same-sex-marriage-abortion-and-elections/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/09/roundup-same-sex-marriage-abortion-and-elections/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FUVoWShyTVea4EqbU7BfEiqdGqM=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/010915_Roundup_Still.jpg" alt="Article thumbnail" class="c-image__img 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Showdown?</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 8 Jan 2015 23:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-08 23:00 CST"> Jan. 8, 2015 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A large group of Republican voters came out in the first round. 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</li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/18/santa-perry-gives-gift-three-special-elections/">Santa Perry Gives the Gift of Three Special Elections</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 18 Dec 2014 23:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-18 23:00 CST"> Dec. 18, 2014 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Also, freshman Hurd scores a rare subcommittee chairmanship, and Empower Texans will factor the speaker vote in its legislative scorecard. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/18/santa-perry-gives-gift-three-special-elections/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/18/santa-perry-gives-gift-three-special-elections/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1n_5vHKsa4A3I8_-LSPXVb0hI7U=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fa278440d95b224e23fa8743859e6b67/BD%20INC%20Christmas%20Carriage%202011" alt="Christmas tree grower Marshall Cathey, center, and his family from Denison, TX arrive via horse-drawn carriage at the Texas …" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#camera"></use></svg></span> Bob Daemmrich </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/11/calendar/">The Calendar</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by Texas Weekly </span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 11 Dec 2014 23:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-11 23:00 CST"> Dec. 11, 2014 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Key meetings and events for the coming week. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/11/calendar/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#camera"></use></svg></span> Todd Wiseman </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/11/more-statewides-are-staffing/">More Statewides Are Staffing Up</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 11 Dec 2014 23:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-11 23:00 CST"> Dec. 11, 2014 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Greg Abbott is not the only newly elected statewide official to release a long list of staffing hires this week. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/11/more-statewides-are-staffing/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/11/more-statewides-are-staffing/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/CK_DFoogXRTiSxtK7tDw1USfMvY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/George_P_copy.jpg" alt="Land Commissioner George P. Bush speaking at the GOP election night party at the Moody Theater in Austin on Nov. 4, 2014." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DPEqRDD6lxjdV1wIEwh2kFGS0JM=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/George_P_copy.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/PUWBset8EOtrvoWJDAB5642iji0=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/George_P_copy.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2isL2nezxdsypsWw6DZJuSXaJP0=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/George_P_copy.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/z-1MlvweVH1DgjGh3ShrADaQO5E=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/George_P_copy.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/qX_AyFNlLp7OuqSnO233jN-Q2C4=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/George_P_copy.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/h_mUd8mSLbxmerG7TTNxM3MmLgU=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/George_P_copy.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TeuTMsfn8seI-xrPh82Ex1d9Bes=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/George_P_copy.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/c7q5zQtqPKY-8S1ehYiXrjYGVO8=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/George_P_copy.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7Qc2_EF7zK12R91Lvn3iVCzHr0I=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/George_P_copy.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Ao9Etf718Iihyf9KjcLqtA6s_VM=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/George_P_copy.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2H5sEG9oGkNUXZ2QNR4Rbeaf9Fc=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/George_P_copy.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/BsMBFECVo2-FXn7-HPUyt2vZsSs=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/George_P_copy.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/EruLOqRDYYEPKH1uVAHu4fmq6wc=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/George_P_copy.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/CK_DFoogXRTiSxtK7tDw1USfMvY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/George_P_copy.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/nI2AYl4-KbrOH0MlF_54Ckklp2Q=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/George_P_copy.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Z1FBVttv4CfQFbpi-b1qFRVBddo=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/George_P_copy.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/CK_DFoogXRTiSxtK7tDw1USfMvY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/George_P_copy.jpg" alt="Land Commissioner George P. Bush speaking at the GOP election night party at the Moody Theater in Austin on Nov. 4, 2014." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#camera"></use></svg></span> Julia Robinson </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/11/meet-incoming-members-of-the-texas-senate/">Video: A Conversation with Three Incoming Senators</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 11 Dec 2014 10:24:53 -0600" title="2014-12-11 10:24 CST"> Dec. 11, 2014 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Full video of my 12/11 conversation with three incoming members of the Texas Senate: Konni Burton, R-Colleyville, Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, and Van Taylor, R-Plano. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125151705/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/11/meet-incoming-members-of-the-texas-senate/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ToS305t2zYSd-0QfJgvkXLgPNKQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capsized4.jpg" alt="Article thumbnail" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#camera"></use></svg></span> Todd Wiseman </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125151705/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/J6Kve2U2VNQiurSVqL0eBXD_azo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/04/Terry_Keel.jpg" alt="Terry Keel, appointed by Agriculture Commissioner-elect Sid Miller to the newly-created position of Assistant Commissioner o…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125151705im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/2014-elections/#camera"></use></svg></span> Terry Keel </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> </ul> <div class="has-b-btm-marg"> <ul class="c-pagination t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-b t-size-xs t-align-center"> <li 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