Media coverage of TX political races in The Dallas Morning News


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Abortion     Royce West: Pro-choice, but voted for parental consent.     Ron Wright: Says women should be punished; later says only providers.

Budget & Economy     Allen West: Was CEO of think tank that went bankrupt.     Mike Rawlings: Use recession to make city government smaller & efficient.     John Cornyn: Inaction on $700B bailout is unacceptable leadership.     John Cornyn: Voting for $700B bailout demonstrates leadership.     Rick Noriega: Voting for $700B bailout demonstrates herd mentality.

Civil Rights     Colin Allred: Infrastructure law combats economic, racial disparities.     Allen West: Denounced "new religion" of same-sex marriage.

Crime     Louie Gohmert: People arrested for insurrection are political prisoners.     Royce West: Now for reform, in 1995 for 14- year-olds tried as adults.

Drugs     Steve Stockman: AdWatch: Arrested for drug possession in 1977.

Education     Royce West: Free community college, not sure about student debt.     Mike Rawlings: Public-private partnerships are critical to public schools.     Rick Perry: Start a pilot voucher program in Texas.     Tony Sanchez: Vouchers take money from underfunded schools.

Energy & Oil     Allen West: Opposes Green New Deal; protect petrochemical industry.     MJ Hegar: Make sure carbon tax don't increase food costs.

Environment     Mike Rawlings: Parks & recreation are critical to Trinity River Project.     Rick Noriega: Reports for National Guard duty for Hurricane Ike response.     Samuel Alito: Required proof that pollution from companies damaged water.

Families & Children     John Cornyn: Supports using campaign funds for candidate child care.     MJ Hegar: Asked FEC to allow campaign funds for candidate child care.

Government Reform     Colin Allred: Never seen such blatant attacks on Americans' voting rights.     Rick Noriega: Legislative escape tp Okla. protected Voting Rights Act.

Gun Control     MJ Hegar: Ban assault weapons, but no mandatory buyback.     Chris Bell: Universal background checks; buyback assault weapons.     Chris Bell: Ban assault weapons, with mandatory buyback.     Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez: We all want background checks & ban on weapons of war.     Royce West: We can legislate on guns when we turn Texas blue.     Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez: Ban assault weapons, with mandatory buyback.     Samuel Alito: Congress has no authority to curb the sale of machine guns.

Health Care     Ronny Jackson: Administered "cognitive test" to Trump; Biden should too.     Royce West: Expand Medicaid in Texas to cover all uninsured.     Royce West: Not Medicare-for-All, but health care for all.     John Cornyn: Don’t expand CHIP nationally until all Texans are covered.     Rick Noriega: Enroll all Texas kids in CHIP and other government plans.

Immigration     Don Huffines: Federal government never has & never will secure the border.     Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez: Fight for the rights of immigrant families.     Royce West: Putting kids in cages makes "my blood boil".     Mike Rawlings: Enforce federal immigration statutes.     John Cornyn: More secure documents needed to enforce immigration laws.     Rick Noriega: Immigration system is broken; deport undocumented workers.

Jobs     Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez: Higher pay and safer conditions for workers.

Principles & Values     Colin Allred: Democracy is precious and worth fighting for.     Don Huffines: Republican leaders can't be trusted; don't follow platform.     Rick Noriega: Served in Afghanistan as Lt. Colonel in Army National Guard.     John Cornyn: Criticizes Noriega for campaigning during Hurricane Ike.

Social Security     Allen West: Called Social Security "21st century slavery".

War & Peace     John Cornyn: Get US away from ethnic cleansing of Kurds by Turks.     Michael McCaul: Abrupt US withdrawal from Syria benefits our adversaries.     Mitt Romney: Abandonment of Kurds a "bloodstain" on American history.     Robert Menendez: Is Trump acting for Russia and Turkey or willfully blind?     Ted Cruz: Turkey's incursion into Syria is totally unacceptable.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Allen West Texas Republican Challenger Chris Bell Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger Texas Colin Allred Democrat U.S. Rep Texas- 32 Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez Democratic Senate challenger Texas Don Huffines Texas Republican challenger for Governor John Cornyn Republican Sr Senator Texas Louie Gohmert Republican U.S. Rep Texas-1 Michael McCaul Republican U.S. Rep Texas-10 Mike Rawlings Texas Mayor of Dallas Mitt Romney Massachusetts Former GOP Governor (2003-2006); Pres. candidate (2008) MJ Hegar Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger Texas Rick Noriega Democratic Senate Challenger (2008) Texas Rick Perry Texas Former Secretary of Energy Robert Menendez Democratic Jr Senator; previously Representative New Jersey Ron Wright Republican U.S. Rep Texas- 6 Ronny Jackson Republican U.S. Rep Texas-13 Royce West Democratic Senate challenger Texas Samuel Alito Republican Appointee to Supreme Court Steve Stockman Republican challenger (Lost primary) Texas Ted Cruz Republican 2016 Primary Challenger Tony Sanchez Democrat 2000 Challenger