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POLITICO Wright supporters reported receiving the calls the day before the special election in Texas 6th District. Susan Wright is running in the special election to succeed her husband, who passed away in February after being diagnosed with coronavirus. | Susan Wright for Congress Updated: Link Copied Texas Republican congressional candidate Susan Wright is seeking help from federal law enforcement the day before her special election, after supporters reported receiving robocalls that accused...

Susan Wright campaign notifies federal law enforcement after robocall falsely alleges she murdered husband The campaign for House Republican candidate Susan Wright said Friday that it has reached out to federal law enforcement authorities after learning of a robocall alleging that she murdered her husband. The voicemail message spread on Friday, a day before the special election to fill the seat of Wright’s husband — the late Texas Rep. Ron Wright, who died in February after contracting Cov...

Election Day: Voters to choose new local leaders when polls open Saturday By FOX 4 Staff FORT WORTH, Texas - Saturday is Texas municipal election day for city and school board elections. The biggest race is for the mayor of Fort Worth. Incumbent Betsy Price is not running for re-election after almost 10 years in office.  Ten candidates are hoping to fill her shoes. In Arlington, voters must decide on a replacement for Mayor Jeff Williams. He cannot run again after serving three terms. Voters i...

An Anti-Trump Republican Dares to Run for Congress in North Texas Posted on On a Friday morning in April, Dallas conservative talk radio host Mark Davis complained to his listeners about the crowded special election in North Texas’s Sixth Congressional District, which stretches southeast from downtown Fort Worth to past Corsicana. With 23 candidates—11 of them mostly like-minded Republicans—competing to take the seat vacated by the late congressman Ron Wright, even he, a politics obsessi...

If You Go Green Up Vermont, the nonprofit organization behind Green Up Day, offers the following suggestions for staying safe: • Tie your trash bag closed when full. • Wear long pants and boot and always check your body for ticks. • If you see a needle or sharp material — find an adult and do not put it in your bag with the other trash. Put it in a thick plastic container, clearly mark “DO NOT RECYCLE” and duct tape the lid on, then put it into the regular trash. V...

April 27, 2021 6:11 AM By Brandon Lee A mounting call for health officials to relax rules about outdoor mask wearing could soon lead to one of the most significant changes in virus guidelines since the U.S. first told Americans to don face coverings to curb the spread of Covid-19. Outdoor mask wearing has been the subject of controversy in recent weeks. There’s evidence that vaccines not only prevent illness, but also viral transmission. And with the U.S. averaging 2.74 million...

Donald Trump could have final say in wildly competitive race to replace Ron Wright in Congress There are plenty of subplots in the 23-person contest that will shape the district’s political direction. Derrick Palmar (left) speaks to Yolanda McPherson and Marisela Aramino outside the Tarrant County Sub-courthouse in Mansfield on the last day to vote early in the May 1, 2021 municipal races and the special election for Congressional District 6. (Lawrence Jenkins/Special Contributor)(Lawrence Je...

At the Races: Census shuffle = money hustle Kate Ackley, Bridget Bowman, and Stephanie Akin © Provided by Roll Call Welcome to At the Races! Each week we’ll bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Kate Ackley, Bridget Bowman and Stephanie Akin Well, that’s 100 days of the Biden administration — and 558 days to go before the 2022 midterms, but who’s counting?  Preside...

U.S. House special election, WISD bond referendum spice up ballot Waxahachie Daily Light Normally, the early-May joint city and school elections are a staid affair, with local candidates vying genially for local office. The last two election cycles, however, have been anything but normal. Last spring’s balloting was shoved to November because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the stakes in Ellis County are boosted by not only a major Waxahachie ISD bond referendum, but also a U.S. congress...

Donald Trump makes late push for Susan Wright in special election to fill her late husbands U.S. House seat Texas Tribune Tags:  Credit: Jason Bean/Imagn Content Services via REUTERS Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Former President Donald Trump is stepping up his involvement in the final hours of the Saturday special election to fill the seat of the late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, R-Arlington. Trump — who endorsed Wright...