To CeCe Jean Saunders, it seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime event when her studio in Kerrville, Texas, flooded last year. Then it happened again.

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At least two people died as waters rose rapidly across the Texas Hill Country, the same area of the state that saw catastrophic flooding last year.

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Ken Paxton, a Republican, has not debated in more than a decade. A showdown with James Talarico, a Democrat, could be a key moment in the hard-fought race.

The Texas attorney general and his trusts now hold at least 15 properties worth about $9 million.

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The swift exit of Graham Platner from the Maine Senate race followed Eric Swalwell’s similar exit from the California governor’s race, but Republicans have taken a different tack.

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