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May 2021 Texas election results By Craig Huber Texas UPDATED 11:00 AM CT May. 02, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:32 AM CT May. 01, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:32 AM CDT May. 01, 2021 SHARE TEXAS — From mayors to contentious propositions, Texans made their voices heard at polling locations on Saturday. Despite heavy rain and flooding in ...

Print this article What’s an endorsement from former President Donald Trump worth? It could help some candidates in the right-leaning, pro-Trump districts. However, it’s no guarantee of a resounding victory — even in a district full of Republicans. Trump waded into the 6th Congressional District’s special election in Texas, which took place over the weekend. He endorsed Susan Wright, widow of former Rep. Ron Wright, who died of coronavirus-related complications in February. Wright re...

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By Susan Jones | May 3, 2021 | 8:03am EDT President Donald Trump holds a Make America Great Again rally on November 2, 2020, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) (CNSNews.com) - Susan Wright, the widow of U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, was the top voter-getter in Saturdays crowded race for Texass 6th congressional seat. Republican Rep. Ron Wright, a cancer patient, died of COVID in February shortly after taking office. Su...

Trump Says Endorsement Led to Shutout of Democrats in House Race Former President Donald Trump claimed victory after his endorsement of a leading GOP candidate shut out Democrats from a congressional special election in Texas. Republicans Susan Wright, the wife of the late Rep. Ron Wright, finished with 19 percent of the vote, while Jake Ellzey garnered 14 percent. Democrat Jana Lynne Sanchez finished third with 13 percent and conceded on May 2. “Please explain to the Democrats and RINOs that...

A GOP candidate ran on an anti-Trump platform. He won just 3% of the vote. CNN 3 hrs ago Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The U.S. and Texas flags fly in front of high voltage transmission towers on February 21, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Millions of Texans lost power when winter storm Uri hit the state and knocked out coal, natural gas and nuclear plants that were unprepared for the freezing temperatures brought on by the storm. W...

Mondays Campaign Round-Up, 5.3.21 Todays installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. May 3, 2021, 4:00 PM UTC BySteve Benen Todays installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. * In Texas congressional special election over the weekend, Republicans Susan Wright and state Rep. Jake Ellzey will advance to a runoff after no one reached 50% in the 23-candidate field. * On a related note, Susan Wright, the widow of the late Rep. Ron Wright (R-Texas), con...

Biden defends proposed tax increases as he pitches education, family safety-net plans Felicia Sonmez, Colby Itkowitz, Eugene Scott, John Wagner © Evan Vucci/AP President Biden speaks at Tidewater Community College in Portsmouth, Va., on Monday. President Biden on Monday defended his proposals to raise taxes on corporations and high-income earners to pay for his sweeping spending plans, casting his initiatives as a matter of fairness as he spoke at a community college in Por...

Biden weighs going big on infrastructure — or going bipartisan Chuck Todd and Mark Murray and Carrie Dann © Provided by NBC News WASHINGTON — Go big or go bipartisan? When President Biden first faced this question earlier this year regarding his Covid-19 relief plan, he decided to go big, opting for his $1.9 trillion package over the Senate GOP’s offer of $600 billion. (Notably, those 10 Senate Republicans never made another counteroffer to split the difference between t...