"Texas House District 2 Runoff Election Sparks Statewide Frenzy"
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Jill Dutton, endorsed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott's opponents, won the special election runoff race in House District 2, dealing a blow to the far-right wing of the state's Republican Party. Dutton's victory is seen as a win for the state Republican Party's more center-right members and marks a proxy fight within the Texas House. Both candidates, conservative Republicans, campaigned on immigration issues, with Dutton supporting creating a special border police force and taking away state grants to nonprofits that provide services to illegal migrants.
- Greg Abbott's Loss in Texas - Republicans Newsweek
- Texas HD-2 voters pick between Brent Money, Jill Dutton The Texas Tribune
- Texas Election Results Tracker: House District 2 Runoff Election The Texan
- How a Texas Lege Special Election Became a Statewide Frenzy Texas Monthly
- Unofficial Results of the Hopkins County Texas Runoff Election Have Been Reported KSST
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