As Democrats eye South Texas upset, Bobby Pulido faces scrutiny over ex-bandmate’s child sex offenses

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Tejano singer and candidate for Texas’s 15th congressional district Bobby Pulido performs during the Texas Democratic Convention in Corpus Christi on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune WASHINGTON — Democratic congressional candidate Bobby Pulido is bringing new life to his party’s hopes of flipping a key South Texas district,…

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In the Rio Grande Valley, soaring Democratic turnout fuels party’s hope of turning the Trump tide

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Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune From Austin to Washington, D.C., Republicans were elated after the 2022 primaries when GOP turnout more than doubled in the Rio Grande Valley compared with the previous midterms and after a yearslong investment to court candidates and Hispanic voters alike in South Texas. Four years later, Democrats are the ones…

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de la Cruz boasts $1.7M in campaign cash against Pulido’s $274K and Cuellar’s $129K in Congressional District 15 race

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Arnoldo Mata Edinburg, TX – If money is the blood of politics, Republican Congresswoman Monica de la Cruz Is quite healthy while the Democratic hopefuls may be in need of a transfusion. While the November race is still months away and much can happen between now and then, fundraising has long been seen by political observers…

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