SAN ANTONIO – Once again it is election day in Texas – this time it’s the runoffs, which are for the races where neither candidate got 50% of the vote during th
Greg Abbott , governor of Texas , tours the border between the US and Mexico along the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass, Texas , US, on Monday, May 23, 2022. A Louisiana federal judge blocked the Biden administration on Friday from ending Title 42a pandemic-related border restriction that allows for the immediate expulsion of asylum-seekers and other migrants.
But despite what could be low voter turn-out, there are some critical races that could have a big impact on the state. Many anticipate that this runoff election could go a long way in deciding the school voucher debate in Texas. Now, he is hoping for an even larger victory by getting more of the people who voted against vouchers out of office.
The most important race of the day comes from East Texas where Speaker of the House Dade Phelan is in a battle for his seat -- in what has turned out to be one of the most expensive house races in Texas history.“I'm thinking of the movie ‘Tombstone,’ where Kurt Russell is saying, ‘Tell him I'm coming in Hell's coming with me,’ and that's literally what's gonna happen with Phelan if he ends up winning today,” Taylor said.
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