Author: Molly Hennessy-Fiske

Washington Post – Politics:

Donations from around the country have poured into an obscure Texas campaign.

Washington Post – Politics:

President Donald Trump’s poor ratings contributed to the Cook Political Report shifting both races from “Likely Republican” to “Lean Republican.”

Washington Post – Politics:

Gov. Greg Abbott, in a tight reelection race, allows for commercial use of diesel normally reserved for agriculture.

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County officials are suddenly facing a high volume of online applications, some nearly a year old, linked to a state error.

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One prominent Texas Republican predicts disaster at the polls if his party doesn’t take a harder stand against data centers.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) designated CAIR — a Muslim advocacy and civil rights group — a “foreign terrorist” group, along with the Muslim Brotherhood.

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In Mississippi, GOP lawmakers expanded the reach of the Capitol Police in Jackson and created a separate judicial system there.

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Caddo Parish’s election of a new sheriff has been caught up for months in racial tensions, voting rights worries and court battles.

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Democrat Brandon Presley, a second cousin to Elvis Presley, has excited voters in deep red Mississippi, with his strong challenge to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves.