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When Gillespie County Republicans conduct their primary in March, they will count votes in an ill-advised way: by hand, using scores of volunteers, without any machines.
The Texas Secretary of State has warned local party leaders the effort could be costly and time-consuming.
Rice University political scientist Bob Stein said the split in Democrats’ ranks could provide openings for Republican candidates for DA.
The Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus and Reyes-Revilla endorser Adrian Garcia both condemned a Thursday mailer that shows Reyes-Revilla with her husband and two kids juxtaposed with a photo of Castillo and his husband. Reyes-Revilla says she supports the LGBTQ community.