Lauren Simmons Wins Texas House District 146 Runoff
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Lauren Ashley Simmons defeated incumbent Texas Rep. Shawn Thierry in a Democratic primary runoff, after Thierry faced backlash for siding with Republicans on several bills opposed by the LGBTQ+ community. Simmons, a labor organizer, secured a double-digit lead and will face Republican Lance York in the November general election for House District 146, a heavily Democratic area in Houston.
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- Texas Democratic Primary Runoff for Tx House District 146 FOX 26 Houston
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