Gina Ortiz Jones

Republican Tony Gonzales, who served as a cryptologist in the Navy and was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, edged out his Democratic opponent Gina Ortiz Jones in the race for the heavily sought-after 23rd Congressional District of Texas.

By Ari SniderEarly voting is underway, and Big Bend voters will help decide one of the most competitive races in the state — the bid to replace retiring…

By Sally Beauvais and Carlos MoralesWhen Congressman Will Hurd announced his retirement last year, it set off a frenzy. The outgoing Republican represents…

By Patrick Svitek, Texas TribuneGina Ortiz Jones, the leading Democratic candidate to replace U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, raised over $1 million in…

By Abby Livingston, Texas TribuneThe U.S. House's last black Republican member, Rep. Will Hurd of Helotes, announced Thursday that he is retiring from…

By Patrick Svitek, Texas TribuneGina Ortiz Jones, the Democrat who narrowly lost last year to U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, is running again.Jones, a…

By Patrick Svitek, Texas TribuneAlmost two weeks have passed since the election, but Jones had been holding out hope and waiting to see all outstanding…

U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, is looking to hold on to the 23rd District. His opponent is Gina Ortiz Jones, a former Air Force intelligence officer.

Congressional District 23 is one of the longest in the country — it takes eight hours to drive across, from San Antonio almost to El Paso. In our first…

The sparsely populated region that’s bigger than some states is 70 percent Hispanic, but also covers part of the Permian Basin where the oil-and-gas…