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The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 9
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We're political reporters from The Texas Tribune, Texas Observer, and Texas Monthly. Ask us anything about the Texas primary.

Posted: 02 Mar 2020 07:25 AM PST

Hey, folks! We're three political reporters in Texas who are closely watching our state's primary. Texas is a state to keep an eye on in 2020, and this week we're looking at the crowded Democratic primary to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, a heated battle between a longtime House Democrat and a progressive challenger backed by the same group that helped elect U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, various primaries for state legislative seats and more.

We are:

Alex Samuels of The Texas Tribune (AS)
Justin Miller of The Texas Observer (JM)
Christopher Hooks of Texas Monthly (CH)

Each of our names links to proof. If you've got questions related to the primary in Texas, ask away! We'll be here for an hour starting at 10 a.m. CT/11 a.m. ET. UPDATE 11:46 A.M. CT: We're wrapping up the AMA now. Thanks y'all for joining us and stay tuned to texastribune.org tomorrow for TX primary results and coverage!

Here are some recommended reads from us:

The Texas Tribune: Michael Bloomberg's Texas strategy is expensive and unprecedented. Can it work?
The Texas Observer: The special election runoff rout in Fort Bend County was a sobering reminder for Democrats that the GOP still dominates much of Texas. But it wasn't the 2020 death knell that Republicans have made it out to be.
Texas Monthly: The Iowa Caucuses Taught Us Once Again That No One Knows Anything

Proof:

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The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 9

Posted: 02 Mar 2020 09:00 AM PST

Welcome to the 'What happened in your state last week' thread, where you can post any local political news stories that you find important in the comments. This is a weekly thread posted every Monday, in order to facilitate more discussion on local issues on /r/politics. Since this is intended to be a thread about local politics, top-level comments that are exclusively about national issues will not be allowed. When commenting, please include the state you're living in, and don't forget to link sources. Also, please actually describe what happened. "I live in X, you know what happened" isn't helpful to users and will be removed.

If someone from your state made a news round-up that you think is insufficient, feel free to comment to that round-up with further news stories. Enjoy discussion, and review our civility guidelines before engaging with others.

Hi there, /r/politics. A reminder that news about presidential election primary candidates is considered off topic for this thread. Thank you, and have a good week!

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NBC's Chuck Todd pressed Mike Pence to 'name some names' of Democrats pushing 'irresponsible' coronavirus claims

Posted: 02 Mar 2020 06:40 AM PST