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The veteran Texas senator faces what promises to be a bruising runoff with the state attorney general challenging him from the right. But he had a stronger showing than expected.
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(Second column, 4th story, link)
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Representative Gonzales did not get 50 percent or more from voters in the Republican primary race in Texas' 23rd Congressional District, as required by law to win the nomination. He has battled allegations that he had an inappropriate relationship with a former staff member.
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The announcement ensures the controversy will continue to dog the Republican congressman as he heads into a primary runoff in Texas.
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James Talarico won the state's Democratic primary for Senate, while Senator John Cornyn faces a runoff against Ken Paxton, his right-wing challenger.
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The primary fight between the newly elected Representative Christian Menefee and the 11-term Representative Al Green was engineered by Republican redistricting that collapsed Houston districts.
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(Second column, 2nd story, link)
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