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●Primary Night: A Paxton Both Your Houses: The 2022 primary season kicks off in a big way tonight in Texas, and we have plenty to watch!
We've put together our preview of the night's key races in the Lone Star State ahead of our first liveblog of the year. Our live coverage will begin at Daily Kos Elections at 8 PM ET / 7 PM CT when polls close in most of Texas (the small portion in the Mountain Time Zone closes an hour later). You can also follow us on Twitter for blow-by-blow updates. And you'll want to bookmark our primary calendar, which includes the dates for primaries in all 50 states. (Our next stop will be Indiana and Ohio on May 3.)
Perhaps the most closely watched race will be the Democratic primary rematch in the Laredo-based 28th Congressional District between conservative Rep. Henry Cuellar and progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros, a race that took a sudden turn in January after the FBI raided the congressman's home and campaign office. This time, though, the primary includes a third candidate, educator Tannya Benavides, and her presence could prevent either Cuellar or Cisneros from winning the majority of the vote they'd need to avoid a May 24 runoff.