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What is the Texas National Guard and why does it matter in this year’s gubernatorial election?

A governor’s military powers are often not discussed as part of the election process, in favor of other prominent issues like education and taxes. But with Operation Lone Star in plain view, voters may have more questions this election.

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New poll shows Greg Abbott with a double-digit lead against Beto O’Rourke in Texas

Republican governor leads with women and suburban voters

The Independent UK

For Republicans, winning Hispanic voters will be a bigger fight than South Texas

Nearly half of Hispanic Texans live in the state’s five largest counties, a voting bloc Democrats cannot afford to lose as they struggle to compete in the state’s vast rural areas.

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Greg Abbott widens lead over Beto O’Rourke with likely voters in latest UT poll

The 11-point margin is one of the wider advantages Abbott has registered among likely voters in a public survey yet. Abbott had a smaller 5-point advantage in the last UT poll, which was done in August, though that was among registered voters.

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The most important midterm elections to watch ahead of Election Day

Nevada’s Senate race could go either way. Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott likely to cruise to re-election. And John Fetterman still leads in Pennsylvania, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

Lina Hidalgo, a rising Democratic star, faces a tough reelection race to lead Harris County

The Houston region’s high number of homicides, the state’s new abortion ban and a flood of campaign cash have made for a dramatic race to lead the state’s most populous county.

The Texas Tribune

Texas schools are giving parents DNA kits to help identify their children in emergencies

DALLAS — Texas public schools are distributing DNA and fingerprint identification kits to parents in case they need to provide their child’s DNA to law enforcement if they go missing — or in case of other emergencies.

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New York City opens tent shelter for bussed-in asylum seekers

Emergency centre aims to house about 500 single men, many of them from Venezuela, amid Republican bussing campaign.

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Newsom's campaign for California governor looks to future

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's reelection campaign is focused more on his political future and overhauling the Democratic Party's messaging than on his race

The Independent UK

In conservative states, some families of trans kids consider leaving. But moving isn't easy

WASHINGTON — Rachel Gonzales, 39, has thought a lot about what she would do if child welfare agents came to her home in Dallas to investigate whether her 12-year-old daughter is receiving gender-affirming care. She's hired an attorney, given all three of her children the phone number, and told them…

Los Angeles Times

Texas sparks anger by asking parents to provide kids’ DNA to identify bodies in ‘an emergency’ amid lack of gun reform

Beto O’Rourke lambasts the move as part of ‘Greg Abbott’s Texas’

The Independent UK

Biden Reaffirms His Promise On Cannabis During Remarks On Midterm Election, What Does This Actually Mean?

President Joe Biden delivered remarks about the 2022 midterm election on Tuesday, making new promises and reaffirming old ones. His comments came some two weeks after he announced a plan to

Benzinga

Ken Paxton, Texas’ election denier-in-chief, closes in on third term

That Paxton is so close to securing his reelection this November as the state’s chief legal officer is raising alarms from election experts about the impact he could have on future contested elections, particularly if Donald Trump runs for president again in 2024.

The Texas Tribune

Abbott accused of "patronage system"

Abbott donors enjoy access, appointments to boards and commissions and a chance to bend his ear

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Will Texas Gov. Abbott concede a close race? Challenger O’Rourke isn't 'counting on it'

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Democrat Beto O’Rourke on Tuesday suggested that his opponent, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, would not concede if he were to lose a close race.

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In Texas, where money has long dominated politics, Greg Abbott is in a league of his own

The two-term governor’s donors enjoy access, appointments to boards and commissions, and a chance to bend the ear of a politician who may harbor bigger ambitions.

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Two-thirds of board members overseeing Texas public universities are Abbott donors. They’re not shy about wielding influence.

High-money donors are concentrated on larger boards, including those of the University of Texas System and Texas A&M University System.

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Gov. Greg Abbott says state should fund distribution of medication that can reverse opioid overdose

While not detailing how the distribution might be funded, Abbott said the medication, Narcan, should be distributed to law enforcement agencies as well as some hospitals and schools.

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Trump to hold rally in South Texas two days before early voting

The former president will stage a rally Saturday in Robstown, west of Corpus Christi. Gov. Greg Abbott said he can’t attend, but Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Attorney General Ken Paxton, who are both running for reelection, will be speakers.

Salon

DeSantis migrant stunt backfires

The move clears a pathway for them to get a special visa to stay in the country that they otherwise wouldn't get

Texas Observer

‘Girlhood,’ Interrupted

In a new memoir, a mother recounts the trauma of being investigated for supporting her transgender daughter.

Al Jazeera

Republicans bank on tough immigration line as US midterms near

Republicans are using anti-migrant rhetoric to redirect focus away from other issues before midterms, experts say.

The Texas Tribune

Asian Americans are one of Texas’ fastest-growing demographics. But they feel ignored by politicians.

Asian American and Pacific Islander voters said that candidates don’t often reach out — and that their elected officials don’t adequately represent their interests.

Axios

Texas sheriff declares Martha's Vineyard migrants crime victims, paving way for special visas

It'll enable the migrants to obtain a special visa to stay in the U.S. they otherwise wouldn't have received.

Chicago Sun-Times

Preckwinkle calls for U.S. help as county faces ‘considerable’ health costs for asylum seekers bused from Texas, Florida

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle condemns “cynical, disgraceful tactic” of Southern Republican governors busing asylum seekers to Chicago.

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