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    Texas Republicans wanted a no-drama session. Here’s what happened.

    Apr 24, 2019 4 minutes

    Texas state Sen. Kel Seliger thought things would be different in the Capitol this year.

    Republicans have kept a firm grip on politics here for 17 years, controlling both the governor’s mansion and the Legislature, and in that time Texas has come to define American conservatism. Last November that grip loosened ever so slightly.

    Inspired by Beto O’Rourke’s surprisingly strong challenge to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Democrats enjoyed their best election in decades, flipping two seats in the U.S. House as well as two seats in the state Senate and 12 seats in the state House. (Republicans still hold majorities in both state legislative chambers.) Many Republicans who did win, like Senator Cruz, won narrowly.

    That this occurred a year after a contentious

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