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Washington D.C. metro train by Flickr user Anuska SampedroCongressional leaders and the White House came to a last-minute agreement April 8 on how to fund the federal g
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HOUSTON 鈥?Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is again his partys nominee after a commanding win over a band
yeezy of challengers from the far right, including Allen West 鈥?a former Florida congressman.Abbott is running for a third term. The fact the 64-year-old governor even drew primary challengers underscored his disapproval within the GOPs activist wing.West, who moved to suburban Dallas after serving one term in Congress as a tea party firebrand in Florida, stepped down as chairman of the Texas GOP to run for governor. He a
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adidas campus over Abbotts handling of the pandemic 鈥?including a mask mandate in 2020 鈥?could catapult their long shot candidacies.But Abbott, who had former President Donald Trumps endorsement, all but ignored them. He enters the general election with more than $50 million to spend, a formidable campaign account that ranks among the largest of any governor in the country. Left: Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks in Dallas, Texas, U.S., May 4, 2018. Photo by Lucas Jackson/REUTERS Related Democrats nominate Beto ORourke to run for Texas governor By Associated Press Texas primary offers first midterm measure of U.S. po
