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Alex Samuels

Ted Cruz holds his Texas mask over his face (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Texas politicians united in pleading for calm as Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol

Patrick Svitek, Alex Samuels
A health worker takes a swab sample from a woman at a rapid coronavirus testing station (STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Texas Congresswoman Kay Granger tests positive for coronavirus

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Donald Trump and Joe Biden | Texas (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

After voting for Trump, Texas electors pressured swing states to reject Biden victory

Alex Samuels, Abby Livingston
An election worker accepts mail in ballot from a voter at drive-through mail ballot drop off site at NRG Stadium on October 7, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Gov. Gregg Abbott issued an executive order limiting each Texan county to one mail ballot drop-off site due to the pandemic. (Go Nakamura/Getty Images)

Five things to learn from Election Day 2020 in Texas

Alex Samuels, Patrick Svitek
Donald Trump and Joe Biden | Texas (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Rural Texans have long helped Republicans. Will that hold true on Tuesday?

Patrick Svitek, Alex Samuels
Donald Trump and Joe Biden | Texas (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Polls, late campaign activity from Biden and Bloomberg suggests GOP rule over Texas could be at risk

Alex Samuels, Patrick Svitek
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (Lynda M. Gonzalez-Pool/Getty Images)

Federal judge blocks Texas’ elimination of straight-ticket voting

Alex Samuels
Former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks about the unrest across the country from Philadelphia City Hall on June 2, 2020, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, contrasting his leadership style with that of US President Donald Trump, and calling George Floyd's death "a wake-up call for our nation." (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Polls suggest Joe Biden has a shot at winning Texas — and reshaping the state’s politics

Abby Livingston, Alex Samuels
George Soros (Getty/Sean Gallup)

Republican elected officials are peddling a conspiracy theory that George Soros is paying protesters

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Michael Bloomberg (AP/Rebecca Blackwell)

Michael Bloomberg revs up Texas campaign with big plans

Alex Samuels, Patrick Svitek
Signage is erected for the upcoming Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by ABC on the campus of Texas Southern University, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

What to watch for as Democrats vying for the White House take the stage in Texas

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Groups mask partisan attacks behind neutral-sounding names in Facebook ads

Jeremy B. Merrill, Alex Samuels