Once working in the field of finance and having not participated in voting for around eight years, Ms. Rosales said she hoped that she made a good choice for America or for the state of Texas by voting. "I thought it was really important for me to vote this time. I feel like it's...
Seven other Democrats are also running in the Senate primary in Texas, including state Rep. Carl Sherman. The race heads to a May 28 runoff if no candidate wins a vote majority. Allred, who would become Texas' first Black senator if elected, has raised more than $21 mill...
Reports that dozens of Democratic Texas House members, faced with a redistricting proposal that would give Republicans more seats in the U.S. Congress, moved to stall the legislation by skipping work and possibly heading out of state.EBSCO_bspWall Street Journal Eastern Edition...
“A vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris is a vote to restore Roe, and a vote for Donald Trump is a vote to ban abortion across the country,” said Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Biden’s campaign manager. “These are the stakes in 2024.” Since Roe was overturned in 202...
a candidate who will support their freedom, but to educate their communities about the stakes," she said in a statement. "From protecting abortion access to ensuring that every vote counts, state judiciaries play a critical role in shaping our futures and our democracy for generations to come....
That statement, which got a thunderous round of applause, also served as a not-so-subtle dig at some people who are unwilling to vote for a Democratic ticket that they feel hasn’t lived up to their policy expectations, particularly on the war in Gaza. Her husband piled on, noting in ...
— Senate Democrats are seeking to highlight Republicans’ resistance tolegislationthat would make it a right nationwide for women to access in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments, holding a vote on the matter Thursday as part of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’...
Sen. Ted Cruz also improved his performance in Tarrant County over his last campaign, despitenarrowly losingin the county to Rep. Colin Allred. The Dallas congressman had 400,251 votes — 48.87% of the vote, while Cruz had 399,000 votes, or 48.72%, on Tuesday. In ...
ButHouse rules also saythat if there’s not a quorum, a majority vote to “secure and maintain” one would mean that “All absentees for whom no sufficient excuse is made may, by order of a majority of those present, be sent for and arrested, wherever they may be found, by the serge...
Willie Nelson and Margo Price encouraged their fans in Texas and Tennessee to register to vote and cast a ballot in favor of the states’ respective Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate. In Texas, Colin Allred is trying to unseat Republican Ted Cruz, while Gloria Johnson— one of the Tenne...