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He has been the Texas Democratic Party’s great hope. But after failed runs for senator, president and governor, observers wonder if he has a political future.

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For years, the state’s Hispanic population has grown significantly faster than the white population. The new census data is the first to reflect Texas passing a milestone in its cultural and political evolution.

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Progressive Democrats have pushed Biden to address cannabis reform as they struggle to pick up momentum on decriminalization in Congress.

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Aggrieved anti-fluoride activists, low pay and an understaffed office eventually drove away all of Gillespie County’s election staff.

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Sakai, a 67-year-old Rio Grande Valley native, now appears to be the Democrat who will face Republican Trish DeBerry in the Nov. 8 general election.

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If considerable funding rolls into the state, it could help narrow margins for Democrats, experts say, but that's a big "if."

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