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Early voting results show Jefferson Co. residents evenly split between Obama, Romney
Early voting results show an astoundingly close race in Jefferson County for U.S. president. -
Big names, big money heat up District 14 race
Last week, former President Bill Clinton stopped in Beaumont to rally support for the Democratic candidate running for U.S. Representative. On Monday, Republican shining star Ted Cruz appeared in the city to boost the GOP candidate. -
Poll: GOP still tops in Texas
Most Texans prefer Republicans Mitt Romney for president and Ted Cruz for the U.S. Senate, according to a new poll. -
Abbott takes rejection of redistricting maps to US Supreme Court
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal panel’s rejection of the state’s redistricting maps. -
Texas voter ID law struck down by federal court
The Texas law requiring voters to present a government-issued photo identification card at the voting booth would keep minorities from the polls, a federal appeals court ruled. -
Cruz wins upset over Dewhurst in GOP Senate run off
Cruz Tea party favorite Ted Cruz has defeated Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the Republican runoff for U.S. Senate. -
Cruz wins GOP Senate race
Cruz Tea party favorite Ted Cruz has defeated Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the Republican runoff for U.S. Senate. -
Hot races keep summer runoff elections alive
Dewhurst With Texas temperatures around 100 degrees, voting in a primary runoff election may not be on most Texans' minds, but candidates are hoping a few hot races will bring voters to the polls. -
Senate candidates gearing up for primary runoff
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst met with supporters at the Schooner Restaurant in Nederland on Monday while campaigning for U.S. Senator. NEDERLAND - Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst made a stop in Nederland on Monday as he traveled Southeast Texas stumping for his U.S. Senate campaign. -
Gov. Perry: The sovereign state of Texas rejects Obamacare
It would have been nice if the U.S. Supreme Court had declared Obamacare unconstitutional, but it's probably better, in the long run, that it didn't. -
Cruz, Dewhurst agree to debates
Cruz The two candidates in a primary runoff to be the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate race have agreed to at least two debates. -
Taylor wins in move from state House to state Senate; Runoff set for his open seat
Taylor GALVESTON - State Rep. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, won the GOP berth for state Senate District 11, according to recent election returns. -
Romney wins Texas primary; race continues for U.S. Senate
Romney As of 9 p.m., former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is stomping his competitors by earning 71 percent of Texas votes in the Republican presidential primary. Romney has received 327,710 votes. -
Saga to replace Hutchison began years before 2012 elections
Although the polls were still open at the time the Southeast Texas Record went to press Tuesday, it's likely the results of the Republican race for U.S. Senate will still be in the news. -
Wentworth files defamation suit against Jones
Wentworth The political squabble between state Sen. Jeff Wentworth and challenger Elizabeth Ames Jones is now spilling into the courtroom.
