{"id":5464,"date":"2018-10-02T17:06:23","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/whats-to-come-in-2018-for-texas-politics\/"},"modified":"2018-10-02T17:06:23","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:06:23","slug":"whats-to-come-in-2018-for-texas-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/politics\/whats-to-come-in-2018-for-texas-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s to come in 2018 for Texas politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RJAk0VTvchY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>2018 is shaping up to be a big year politically, from mid-term elections to high-profile court cases.<\/p>\n<h3>More info on What&#8217;s to come in 2018 for Texas politics<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=What%27s+to+come+in+2018+for+Texas+politics&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">What's to come in 2018 for Texas politics - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6639c7edc31b4b669569dd3de08f6744&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxii.com%2F2024%2F05%2F06%2Ftexas-election-recap-whats-come-grayson-college%2F&amp;c=13715059021915377871&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas election recap, What\u2019s to come for Grayson College\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Saturday voters passed multimillion dollar bond packages for Whitesboro and Tioga ISD\u2019s, as well as Grayson College.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6639c7edc31b4b669569dd3de08f6744&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lmtonline.com%2Fnews%2Fhouston-texas%2Farticle%2Fmolly-cook-wins-special-election-fill-open-texas-19440286.php&amp;c=4022903782166946123&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMolly Cook declares victory in special election to fill open Texas Senate seat until January\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Emergency room nurse Molly Cook declared victory Saturday in a special election to decide who will serve out the remaining months of John Whitmire\u2019s term in the Texas Senate, after early returns and a ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6639c7edc31b4b669569dd3de08f6744&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sltrib.com%2Fopinion%2Fcommentary%2F2024%2F05%2F05%2Fopinion-alexandria-ocasio-cortez%2F&amp;c=3450894269006412144&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOpinion: The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez you don\u2019t know\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Six days after winning election to Congress, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did what so many young progressives do while visiting the nation\u2019s capital: She <a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/to%20a%20rally.%20It%20was%202018,%20and%20Democratic%20...%3C\/div%3E%3C\/body%3E%3C\/html%3E\"><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6639c7edc31b4b669569dd3de08f6744&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunityimpact.com%2Fhouston%2Fkaty-north%2Felection%2F2024%2F05%2F04%2Fupdated-patterson-mccoy-head-to-mayoral-runoff-knape-ahead-by-small-margin-in-council-race%2F&amp;c=7911278294937121442&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated: Patterson, McCoy head to mayoral runoff; Knape ahead by small margin in council race\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fort Bend County has released unofficial final results for the May 4 uniform election featuring a variety of local races, including multiple contested races in Fulshear for mayor and a City Council At ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6639c7edc31b4b669569dd3de08f6744&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.statesman.com%2Fstory%2Fentertainment%2Fevents%2Fkentucky-derby%2F2024%2F05%2F04%2Flive-churchill-downs-opens-gates-for-kentucky-derby-2024%2F73228889007%2F&amp;c=8288627301858641333&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMystik Dan, trained by Kenny McPeek, wins Derby 150\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>It's Derby Day! Get the latest updates from happenings at Churchill Downs in the leadup to the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6639c7edc31b4b669569dd3de08f6744&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2024%2F05%2F04%2Fopinion%2Falexandria-ocasio-cortez.html&amp;c=13024629074160089724&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez You Don\u2019t Know\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>First impressions are hard to erase, and the obstinacy that made Ms. Ocasio-Cortez an instant national celebrity remains at the heart of her detractors\u2019 most enduring critique: that she is a performer ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6639c7edc31b4b669569dd3de08f6744&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.caller.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2024%2F04%2F22%2Fstranded-dolphins-texas-beaches-what-to-do%2F73385292007%2F&amp;c=13583009173342364204&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStranded dolphins are showing up on Texas beaches. Here's what to do if you see one\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Texas, the most common occurrence of strandings is of bottlenose dolphins found beached on the shore, either dead or alive. Is this a common occurrence? There is a season for standard animals.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6639c7edc31b4b669569dd3de08f6744&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fkdhnews.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fthese-3-runoff-races-will-affect-the-north-texas-political-landscape%2Farticle_0b5a0463-f867-5465-bfff-81135b1d84b1.html&amp;c=2178156248957481400&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThese 3 runoff races will affect the North Texas political landscape\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The May 28 runoff elections are highlighted by House Speaker Dade Phelan\u2019s fight for political survival in a race that could change the face of Texas legislative politics, but there\u2019s a lot ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6639c7edc31b4b669569dd3de08f6744&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salon.com%2F2024%2F04%2F22%2Fa-harbinger-of-whats-to-come-new-poll-shows-rfk-jrs-campaign-could-sink%2F&amp;c=8229286794148316754&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A harbinger of what\u2019s to come\": New poll shows RFK Jr.'s campaign could sink Trump\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>McInturuff said it's possible the NBC News is an outlier. But it's also possible, he continued, that \"our survey is a harbinger of what\u2019s to come.\" ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6639c7edc31b4b669569dd3de08f6744&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.texasstandard.org%2Fstories%2Ffarm-worker-shortage-texas-agriculture-indoor-horticulture-greenhouse-revol-farms%2F&amp;c=5302183921966385807&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFarm worker shortages are already pervasive. What does that mean for the future of agriculture in Texas?\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Texas\u2019 population is growing, but the number of people working to grow our food is shrinking. This is part of a national trend. In the 1950s, about 10% of the American labor force did some kind of ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6639c7edc31b4b669569dd3de08f6744&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.globaltimes.cn%2Fpage%2F202404%2F1311005.shtml&amp;c=13679338680978280692&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat are foreign media\u2019s intentions to discredit Chinese swimmers as the Olympics approaches?: Global Times editorial\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>As we all know, many American Olympians come from the NCAA ... In February 2018, US swimmer Madisyn Cox tested positive for TMZ while training in Austin, Texas. She initially received a two ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2018 is shaping up to be a big year politically, from mid-term elections to high-profile court cases. 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