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Also, Donald Trump adds a fundraising stop in San Antonio next month.

Also, a top Ted Cruz adviser suggests the Texas senator is moving closer to supporting GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Also, Joe Biden and Donald Trump are planning separate trips to Houston next weekend.

Also, the U.S. Supreme Court doesn't act to reinstate voting restrictions in North Carolina.

Also, Donald Trump and Bill Clinton swing through Texas this week in search of big-dollar political donors.

In a low turnout election, San Antonio voters elect an Independent to serve out the remainder of the retired Ruth Jones McClendon's term in the House.

Also, the Senate Republican Caucus chairman urges unity among Texas Republicans behind presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Also, former Dallas Mayor Laura Miller has left the company behind the Texas Clean Energy Project, the "clean coal" power plant projected to be built in West Texas.

Also, Ted Cruz announces an office shuffle widely seen as a setup to advance his future presidential aspirations.

Also, the Texas senator goes two-for-four with his endorsed candidates in elections this week and his leadership PAC gets a reboot.

Also, a new poll finds Julián Castro as veep doesn't sway voters one way or the other in supporting the ticket.

Also, the widow of Harris County Commissioner El Franco Lee publicly endorses Rodney Ellis for the seat and a railroad commissioner breaks down recent recommendations from the Sunset Commission.

Also, Land Commissioner George P. Bush will lead the state GOP's 2016 Victory fundraising efforts and the state launches a $2 million effort to raise awareness on the Zika virus.

Also, Susan Combs launches a smart schools initiative funded from her leftover campaign funds and another round of strategic fiscal reviews is announced.

Also, the General Land Office makes available for public viewing notes from Ken Towery's reporting on the 1950s-era fraud scandal at the Veterans Land Program.

Also, former Houston Mayor Annise Parker comes back home to teach at her alma mater, Rice University.

Elsewhere, the Cruz campaign wastes no time in putting his new veep running mate on the air.

Also, Cruz issues firmest denial of tabloid suggestions of extra-marital affairs and Lindsey Graham offers his strongest statements of support yet for Cruz.

Also, Ted Cruz says charge against Trump campaign manager clarifies "what the Trump campaign is all about," and the Supreme Court is asked to stop Texas from enforcing voter ID law.

The state's primary voters still have 22 contests to settle: 16 on the Republican side, 6 on the Democratic side.

In other Cruz news, the candidate will sit down with Jeb Bush ahead of next week's Florida primary. And Kay Bailey Hutchison joins the No Labels movement.

Primary Election Day results for our list of the most competitive races in Texas congressional and legislative elections.

For our list of the most competitive races in Texas congressional and legislative elections, we lifted the color scheme from the inventors of the federal terror watch, ranking races by the threat to each incumbent, to the incumbent party, or just by the level of interest and heat generated.

For our recurring list of the most competitive races in Texas statewide, congressional and legislative elections, we lifted the color scheme from the inventors of the federal terror watch, ranking races by the threat to each incumbent or  the level of interest and heat generated.

For our recurring list of the most competitive races in Texas statewide, congressional and legislative elections, we lifted the color scheme from the inventors of the federal terror watch, ranking races by the threat to each incumbent, to the incumbent party, or just by the level of interest and heat generated.

For our recurring list of the most competitive races in Texas statewide, congressional and legislative elections, we lifted the color scheme from the inventors of the federal terror watch, ranking races by the threat to each incumbent, to the incumbent party, or just by the level of interest and heat generated.

For our recurring list of the most competitive races in Texas statewide, congressional and legislative elections, we lifted the color scheme from the inventors of the federal terror watch, ranking races by the threat to each incumbent, to the incumbent party, or just by the level of interest and heat generated.

For our recurring list of the most competitive races in Texas statewide, congressional and legislative elections, we lifted the color scheme from the inventors of the federal terror watch, ranking races by the threat to each incumbent, to the incumbent party, or just by the level of interest and heat generated.