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Rose Benavidez secures seat as Starr County judge, unofficial results show
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Democratic candidate Rose Benavidez secured the Starr County judge's seat on Tuesday night, unofficial results show. Benavidez becomes the first woman to serve as Starr County judge. Benavidez received a total of 10,930 votes, or 77.72%, while V...
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Hinojosa defeats Abbott to become first Democratic Texas governor in over 30 years
Democrat Gina Hinojosa has been elected as Texas governor, defeating Republican incumbent Greg Abbott in one of the most closely watched races in the state....
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James Talarico projected to win Texas' US Senate race, defeating Paxton
The Associated Press projected that Democrat James Talarico will win the U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday, defeating Republican Ken Paxton in one of the most closely watched races in the country....
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Will Wade is back coaching at LSU and starts second stint with a season-opening victory
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Will Wade’s second act at LSU started on Tuesday night — 1,697 days after his first ended. Wade was fired on March 12, 2022, just as the NCAA sent LSU formal notice of allegations and later found him guilty of five major recruiting violations. After a year...
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Democrat Gina Hinojosa topples Greg Abbott to become first Latina governor of Texas
By Kayla Guo | The Texas Tribune D emocrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Gov. Greg Abbott for governor Tuesday, denying the Republican a record fourth term and triggering a political earthquake in a state that has not seen a Democrat sit in the governor’s mansion this century. “We did i...
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Democrat James Talarico flips US Senate seat and sends a shockwave through GOP
By JESSE BEDAYN and THOMAS BEAUMONT | Associated Press A USTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrat James Talarico flipped a U.S. Senate seat in Texas on Tuesday, defeating Republican Ken Paxton to pull off the first statewide victory in more than 30 years and sending a jolt through a longtime...
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Major League Baseball proposes delaying salary cap start until 2028 in talks with players
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball proposed delaying the start of a salary cap until 2028, saying teams have too many commitments for next season that wouldn't allow them to reduce spending quickly enough. A day after the start of free agent negotiations for the 2026-27 offsea...
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Miami gets top spot in first CFP rankings, but Tide at 5 and Irish at 11 bring a collective 'Huh?'
It’s been a confusing college football season so far. Nobody felt that more deeply than the College Football Playoff selection committee, which raised eyebrows aplenty in its first attempt of the season to make sense of it all. Undefeated Miami received top billing in the committ...
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LIVE ELECTION RESULTS: RGV races breakdown for 2026 midterm
Updated at 10:49 p.m. This page will be updated throughout the course of the evening with unofficial results from contested races. Results are not official until canvassed. Make sure to check back here periodically. Voters arrive at a polling place at Weslaco City Hall on Tuesday...
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RESULTS: 2026 Midterm Election Results
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Below is a list of results for the Nov. 3 Midterm Election:
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De La Cruz concedes, Bobby Pulido declared winner in District 15 race
10:10: p.m.: Monica De La Cruz has conceded in Texas' 15th Congressional race. 6:03 p.m.: Marco Ramirez reports live from McAllen. 6:00 p.m.: Sandra Sanchez reports live from Edinburg. 5:03 p.m. : Sandra Sanchez reports from Edinburg. 5 p.m.: Marco Ramirez reports from McAllen, w...