Alexandra del Moral Mealer, a METRO board member and former candidate for Harris County Judge, has thrown her hat into the ring for the Republican primary in the newly redrawn 9th Congressional District. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/25/529389/former-county-judge-candidate-alexandra-del-moral-mealer-declares-bid-for-redrawn-9th-congressional-district/

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Houston-area state Rep. Briscoe Cain has signaled his intention to run for Texas’ 9th Congressional District — which he and fellow Republican state lawmakers are redrawing to benefit their party.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/22/529266/houston-area-gop-state-rep-briscoe-cain-signals-intent-to-run-for-seat-in-redrawn-9th-congressional-district/

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Abbott issued what he described as a “Statement on Texas’ Constitutional Right to Self-Defense,” signaling what could be the beginning of a constitutional crisis.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/border/2024/01/24/475398/governor-abbott-signals-potential-defiance-of-supreme-courts-border-ruling/

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