Nov 3, 2018

The Texas Tribune

Democratic super PAC injects $2.2 million into Texas House races in closing days

The investment by Forward Majority reflects Democratic optimism about significantly expanding their ranks in the Texas House come Tuesday.

A Democratic super PAC focused on state legislative races has injected $2.2 million into a slew of Texas House contests in their closing days.

The group, Forward Majority, is using the money to help 32 Democratic candidates, many of them challengers in GOP-held districts who have not been able to match the financial backing of the incumbents. A large majority of the funds are going toward digital ads targeting the Republicans as beholden to big donors and corporate interests, with a couple of spots tailored to specific lawmakers.

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