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Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press Apr. 26, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Austin American-Statesman. April 24, 2021. Editorial: Lawmakers must pick up where Chauvin’s jury left off The jury did...

Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, of Texas, arrives onstage to meet challenger MJ Hegar, of Round Rock, to face off in a debate Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in Austin, Texas. (Bob Daemmrich/Nexstar/KXAN via AP, Pool)
GOP’s Cornyn defeats Democratic challenger MJ Hegar in Texas

By Paul J. Weber Nov. 03, 2020 10:09 PM EST

FILE - In this April 24, 2018 file photo, Ronny Jackson leaves a Senate office building on Capitol Hill in Washington. Jackson, President Donald Trump’s former White House physician and onetime pick to head the Department of Veterans Affairs, won the Republican nomination for a U.S. House seat in Texas on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in an election that unfolded amid an alarming spread of the coronavirus. The retired Navy rear admiral defeated agriculture advocate Josh Winegarner in a primary runoff in the deeply red Texas Panhandle. Jackson will face Gus Trujillo, who won Tuesday's Democratic nomination for the 13th congressional district in Texas, in the November general election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Trump's former doctor wins House GOP nomination in Texas

Jul. 15, 2020 09:29 AM EDT

A voter, right, shows her identification to a Harris County election clerk before voting, Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Democrat MJ Hegar wins Senate nomination in Texas

By Paul J. Weber Jul. 14, 2020 09:47 AM EDT

Harris County election clerk Jose Mendoza watches over voting booths, Monday, June 29, 2020, in Houston. Early voting for the Texas primary runoffs began Monday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Face shields, gloves, wipes: Texas votes as virus rages

By Paul J. Weber And Jake Bleiberg Jun. 29, 2020 05:39 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 15, 2020, file photo, former Vice President Joe Biden participates in a Democratic presidential primary debate at CNN Studios in Washington. Biden will close out Texas Democrats’ virtual convention next month that was moved online over fears of the coronavirus. The announcement Thursday, May 28 2020, rounds out an unusual slate of big names that Texas Democrats have rounded up for their state convention. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Kamala Harris of California and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts will also speak at the weeklong event via video. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Democrats' first big virtual convention kicks off in Texas

May. 31, 2020 03:07 PM EDT