Tag: Politics of Texas

DALLAS – Most political analysts can usually agree on one thing: Texas is a state that practically "bleeds red," as it has for decades. And now, a Texas congressman is trying to do what no Democrat has been able to do here in nearly 25 years -- win statewide office. Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke from El Paso, elected in 2012 to serve Texas’ 16th Congressional District, is battling it out with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, aiming to capture Cruz's seat come November. "We're listening to and bringing in everyone -- Republican, Democrat, independent -- everyone in Texas is important," O’Rourke tells Fox News. A recent Texas Lyceum poll put the spread at just two points. "Senator Cruz is awake, at this point," Jillson adds. Cruz's first TV ads came out at the beginning of this month – accusing O’Rourke of being extreme and reckless. In the meantime, both continue crisscrossing the state, trying to win over voters. Everyone has a place in this campaign,” O’Rourke says. Cruz is even trying to get his former rival, President Trump, to campaign for him.

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Austin police believe a 29-year-old man is behind a Monday homicide and a string of shootings that occurred on Wednesday afternoon. On Thursday, the Austin Police Department named Charles Curry as the suspect in four separate shootings that injured two victims a day earlier. Police said he is also the suspect behind the shooting death of Christian Meroney, 32. Police said Curry allegedly drove around in his car and shot at victims with a handgun. Police said the motive for both the shootings and homicide are unknown. A quick look at Curry's Linkedin profile shows that he claimed to work for Speaker of the House Joe Straus and Representative Lyle Larson. The profile describes him as having a "financial background with a current focus in politics." He also claimed to work as a policy analyst for the Texas Senate. The president for the consulting firm that represented Speaker Straus, and who Curry worked for, told KXAN that the homicide suspect "exaggerated his LinkedIn profile and was never a campaign coordinator for his firm." Curry is being held at the Travis County Jail with charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.