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...result of a June Supreme Court decision, nearly half of Texas' districts will have new primaries on Nov. 5 and runoff elections--if no candidate receives a majority--in December. Thus the outcome of the battle for control of the U.S. House could have to wait a month, while Texans finish their wild political hoedown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: TEXAS | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

...experience, Merritt says he has had enough of politics as usual. Committed to family values, he hopes to convince religious conservatives that he is one of them. But to win in this district, he'll need more voters than the 8,000 who turned out for the G.O.P. primary runoff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: TEXAS | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

...herself. He believes he can claim it for for the Republicans by proposing a platform of tort reform, gasoline-tax reduction, closure of the IRS, term limits, law and order, family values, the right to life, and limited government. It is likely Hendry will face Johnson again in a runoff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: TEXAS | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

...chairwoman of the committee that created the district she now represents, Johnson was devastated by the June Supreme Court decision declaring the 30th District unconstitutionally gerrymandered. In what was once a fairly easy race for Johnson, she now may have to wait until a Dec. 10 runoff to reclaim her seat since six new candidates have joined the race...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: TEXAS | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

...third place in the 1993 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate and failing to win the chairmanship of the Texas G.O.P. in 1994, Barton has finally enjoyed some legislative glory during the 104th Congress as a leader in the balanced-budget wars. And despite redistricting, he may avoid a runoff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: TEXAS | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

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