By Joseph Ax - Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott will try to hold off challengers on his right flank on Tuesday to set up a likely November election against Democratic former Congressman Beto O'Rourke as the state holds the first nominating contest of the U.S. midterms. Voters will also pick their parties' nominees for the U.S. House of Representatives and other statewide offices

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Voters in Texas will usher in the midterm campaign season  with primaries that will test just how far to the right  the Republican Party will shift in a state where many in the GOP have already tightened their embrace of former President Donald Trump. 

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The Texas primaries open the 2022 midterm election season Tuesday (Pictures: Getty Images/AP)The 2022 midterm election season kicks off on Tuesday in Republican-controlled Texas, where voters will select their nominees for governor, attorney general and congressional seats.Texas’ primary elections will give the first picture of former President Donald Trump’s continued influence on the GOP, as well as what messages are resonating among Democrats…

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Associated PressAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The 2022 midterms are kicking off with primaries in Texas, where Republican voters get an early chance to reward leaders who have pushed America’s largest red state even farther to the right while tightening their embrace of Donald Trump. Rather than courting moderates in fast-growing, increasingly diverse Texas, Republicans have loosened gun laws while tightening abortion l…

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The first primaries of the year are taking place on Tuesday in Texas, setting the stage for November’s midterm battle in the Lone Star State.  

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Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott will try to hold off challengers on his right flank on Tuesday to set up a likely November election against Democratic former Congressman Beto O'Rourke as the state holds the first nominating contest of the U.S. midterms.
Voters will also pick their parties' nominees for the U.S. House of Representatives and other statewide offices in primary elections that will provide the first test of a wave of new restri…

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4 Things To Watch For In Texas’ Primary Elections

By Will Weissert and Paul J. Weber | Associated PressAUSTIN, Texas — Voters in Texas are ushering in the midterm campaign season with primaries Tuesday that will test just how far to the right the Republican Party will shift in a state where many in the GOP have already tightened their embrace of former President Donald Trump.Republican Gov. Greg Abbott appears well positioned to secure his party’s nomination for another term. Starting the campa…

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Texas primary tests the GOP’s rightward lunge

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Voters in Texas will usher in the midterm campaign season with primaries that will test just how far to the right the Republican Party will shift in a state where many in the GOP have already tightened their embrace of former President Donald Trump.Incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott appears well positioned to secure his party’s nomination for another term after Tuesday’s voting. Starting the campaign with more than $50 mi…

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Voters in Texas will usher in the midterm campaign season with primaries that will test just how far to the right the Republican Party will shift in a state where many in the GOP have already tightened their embrace of former President Donald Trump.Incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott appears well positioned to secure his party's nomination for another term after Tuesday's voting. Starting the campaign with more than $50 million, he has built h…

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You have until 7 p.m. to get in line at a polling location to vote. Visit your local county elections website to get more details about what’s on the ballot and to check on wait times at polling locations. Warm temps (70s), light winds and dry skies will make for perfect patio weather.

Republican Greg Abbott faces conservative challengers in Texas primary election

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