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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he’ll run for reelection in 2026, reversing previous plan to retire
Read full article: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he’ll run for reelection in 2026, reversing previous plan to retirePatrick made the comments at a daylong conference in Austin hosted by The Texan, a political news site started by former GOP state Sen. Konni Burton.
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This historically red Texas county diversified in the last decade. Now, Republicans are trying to divide up its voters of color.
Read full article: This historically red Texas county diversified in the last decade. Now, Republicans are trying to divide up its voters of color.Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, said the maps were drawn “race-blind.” But Democratic Sen. Beverly Powell, whose district would be turned into a majority-Republican district, said they’re an attempt to deny voters of color their voice in elections.