Mayra Flores gets boost in training, resources as Republicans seek to flip South Texas district
Republicans view Floresโ race against Democrat Rep. Vicente Gonzalez as potentially competitive race.
After U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellarโs indictment, why arenโt Republicans trying to flip his district?
Instead, Republicans are trying to tie Cuellarโs allegations of bribery and corruption to Democrats in other competitive races in South Texas.
Mayra Flores raises twice as much as U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez in bid to unseat him this November
National Republicans are investing heavily in Floresโ bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez in South Texas.
Vicente Gonzalez compares Latino Trump supporters to โJews for Hitlerโ
The South Texas Democrat said Latinos who support former President Donald Trump are voting against their self interest, but Republicans recoiled at the comparison.
U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez wants GOP voters to believe that Mayra Flores is the weaker primary candidate
Gonzalezโ campaign sent mailers to GOP voters suggesting a candidate who has raised no money would be harder to defeat this November than Flores.
Mayra Flores: DNA testing needed at border, even if that means detaining kids for months
The former Republican congresswoman is running for her former seat representing the 34th congressional district.
Former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores accused of cribbing othersโ pictures of Mexican food as her own cooking
Flores, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez for her old seat, is being accused of routinely stealing stylish photos of Mexican campfire cooking and passing them off as her own idyllic life on a ranch.
Democrats confident U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez will keep his South Texas seat in 2024 election
Republicans recently announced Mayra Floresโ comeback effort with great fanfare, but Democrats argue that a redrawn district โ and Floresโ voting record โ are hurdles the GOP canโt clear.
Republican Mayra Flores announces bid to retake South Texas congressional seat
Flores won a special election in 2022 but lost to U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Democrat, five months later in the general election. Redistricting may complicate her comeback.
National GOP recruiting Mayra Flores, ousted from her South Texas seat, to run again for Congress
The Los Indios Republican won a special election in 2022 but lost to U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez five months later in the general election.
National Democrats will invest to retake South Texas congressional district in 2024
The U.S. House Democratic campaign arm will target the 15th Congressional District in next yearโs elections, hoping to reclaim the seat from Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz, the first Republican ever to represent the district.
National Republicans say they will spend big to oust Rep. Vicente Gonzalez from his South Texas seat in 2024
Congressional Republicansโ campaign arm will make another effort to unseat the South Texas Democrat who ran in one of the stateโs most competitive races last year.
Monica De La Cruz is the first Republican to represent Texasโ 15th Congressional District. What will she do with it?
After finally flipping the Democratic district, Monica De La Cruz vowed to โrepresent all of South Texasโ and likely will be influential on border issues.
Vicente Gonzalez holds back Republican surge, returns 34th Congressional District to Democratic control
The Democratic congressman ousted Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Los Indios, who had won a special election in June. The race was key to Republican efforts to win over Hispanic voters in South Texas.
South Texas, Abbott vs. OโRourke, and Harris County: Here are the biggest things to watch for on election night
While the GOP focuses on the border and economy under President Joe Biden, Democrats are hoping to prove polls and political forecasters wrong by tapping into anger over the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the Uvalde school shooting.
National political leaders stump through Texas ahead of midterm elections
First lady Jill Biden and U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy were in Texas Sunday to help members of their respective parties energize voters before Election Day.
Republicans outraise Democrats in battle for South Texas congressional seats
The three GOP candidates raked in a combined $4.3 million over the past three months, and their Democratic competitors got $2.4 million together, according to new campaign finance filings.
U.S. Rep. Mayra Floresโ campaign says she misspoke when she said she fired aide after sexual harassment allegations
Floresโ campaign previously said former district director Aron Peรฑa had resigned after multiple allegations of sexual harassment. Peรฑa has denied any wrongdoing and said the accusations were politically motivated.
District director for U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores resigns amid sexual harassment allegations
Floresโ district director, Aron Peรฑa, was accused of touching and kissing an intern without her consent. He denies any wrongdoing.
In Texasโ most competitive congressional race, neither candidate is running toward the center
Progressive Democrat Michelle Vallejo and conservative Republican Monica De La Cruz face off in a South Texas district long represented by moderate Democrats.
U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez and his wife defied property tax law for eight years by claiming two homestead exemptions
In Texas, married couples generally can claim only one such exemption, meant to provide some tax relief on properties considered โprincipal residences.โ Homestead exemptions cannot typically be claimed on commercial properties, second homes or income properties.
Texas Republicans rally their base at CPAC, but draw criticism over Hungarian prime ministerโs appearance
Viktor Orbรกn appeared at the convention in Dallas after saying last week that Europeans โdo not want to become peoples of mixed race.โ Texas officials attending, though, stayed focused on criticizing Democrats.
To stay in Congress, Mayra Flores bets Democratic South Texas is ready for an outspoken conservative
A Mexican immigrant who worked in cotton fields to pay for school supplies, Flores is a source of hope for Republicans looking to gain ground in the Rio Grande Valley. But her staying power will be put to the test this November.
Blogger with ties to Vicente Gonzalez lobs racist attack at his congressional opponent Mayra Flores
U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalezโs campaign has a history with the politics blogger, using more than $1,000 in campaign funds to pay him for advertising services.
TribCast: What should we make of a Republican special election win in South Texas?
In this weekโs episode, Matthew speaks with Abby about the week in Texas politics and Cassandra about financial practices of the conservative nonprofit True the Vote.
How Mayra Flores flipped a Rio Grande Valley congressional seat and gave Republicans hope for a new era in South Texas
Her outright victory in a special election is the latest chapter in a topsy-turvy election cycle for South Texas, which Republicans have worked to turn into a new battleground.
Takeaways: Big Trump win, election deniers advance in Nevada
Donald Trump has notched a significant victory in South Carolina, where his preferred candidate made five-term Rep. Tom Rice the first Republican to be booted from office after voting to impeach the former president last year.
Republicans flip U.S. House seat in South Texas, historically a Democratic stronghold
Mayra Flores, a Republican, won a special election to fill the unexpired term of U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela. Another election will be held in November.
Republicans flood South Texas special election as national Democrats keep distance
The GOP is spending big to capture an open congressional seat in South Texas โ if only for a few months โ as they try to create momentum toward a November election where they are newly targeting the region.
Two Democrats, two Republicans will compete in special election for South Texas congressional seat that GOP wants to flip
The winner of the special election will replace former U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville, who resigned last month to work for Akin Gump.
Texas results hint GOP Hispanic gains may endure post-Trump
Voters in heavily Hispanic parts of South Texas cast record numbers of ballots in the stateโs Republican primary last week, leaving the GOP excited about a growing shift toward their party.
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Texasโ new political maps create safer districts for incumbents โ and put an end to some challengersโ runs
The redistricting process in the GOP-dominated Legislature made many political districts less competitive, which some experts believe might hurt civic engagement.