/tags/lamar-smith Lamar Smith en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 22 May 2018 11:07:00 GMT /politics/2018-05-22/republican-chip-roy-democrats-julie-oliver-and-joseph-kopser-win-congressional-runoffs Update: Of the seven congressional nominations up Tuesday night in Central Texas, only two were competitive.In the race for the Democratic nomination for� Tue, 22 May 2018 11:07:00 GMT /politics/2018-05-22/republican-chip-roy-democrats-julie-oliver-and-joseph-kopser-win-congressional-runoffs Ben Philpott /politics/2018-05-17/four-candidates-compete-in-primary-runoff-in-race-to-replace-rep-lamar-smith The most contested congressional race in Texas is House District 21, which stretches from South Austin to San Antonio and up into the Hill� Thu, 17 May 2018 12:01:00 GMT /politics/2018-05-17/four-candidates-compete-in-primary-runoff-in-race-to-replace-rep-lamar-smith Ben Philpott /politics/2018-03-07/runoffs-will-decide-november-candidates-to-replace-u-s-rep-lamar-smith Four candidates emerged Tuesday from a field of 22 to face off in runoff elections to replace U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith in Congress.Joseph Kopser and Mary� Wed, 07 Mar 2018 06:41:10 GMT /politics/2018-03-07/runoffs-will-decide-november-candidates-to-replace-u-s-rep-lamar-smith Jimmy Maas /politics/2018-02-16/heres-whos-on-the-ballot-in-texas-congressional-district-21-race Twenty-two primary candidates are vying for Texas' 21st Congressional District seat this year, 18 Republicans and four Democrats.The congressional� Fri, 16 Feb 2018 13:01:00 GMT /politics/2018-02-16/heres-whos-on-the-ballot-in-texas-congressional-district-21-race Marisa Charpentier /texas/2017-12-12/as-primary-season-dawns-here-are-five-texas-races-to-watch From Texas Standard.The deadline for Texas candidates to file to run in the 2018 primaries was Monday. And if you’ve been trying to keep up with the� Tue, 12 Dec 2017 19:26:37 GMT /texas/2017-12-12/as-primary-season-dawns-here-are-five-texas-races-to-watch Jill Ament /texas/2017-11-29/in-2018-texas-voters-will-fill-more-competitive-seats-than-usual From Texas Standard.There’s a whole lot of potential change right now on the Texas political landscape. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has a� Wed, 29 Nov 2017 19:03:02 GMT /texas/2017-11-29/in-2018-texas-voters-will-fill-more-competitive-seats-than-usual Rhonda Fanning /politics/2017-11-02/austin-area-congressman-lamar-smith-retiring WASHINGTON � U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, is retiring from Congress, two sources close to the congressman told The Texas Tribune on Thursday."For� Thu, 02 Nov 2017 19:26:43 GMT /politics/2017-11-02/austin-area-congressman-lamar-smith-retiring Abby Livingston /texas/2017-07-14/lamar-smith-says-russians-are-plotting-to-hack-u-s-fracking-industry From Texas Standard:U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith is on a mission to uncover what he calls "Russia's propaganda war against fossil fuels." The Republican� Sat, 15 Jul 2017 01:01:23 GMT /texas/2017-07-14/lamar-smith-says-russians-are-plotting-to-hack-u-s-fracking-industry Michael Marks /energy-environment/2017-05-22/climate-change-could-take-center-stage-in-texas-congressional-race It’s still a long time before the congressional midterm elections in November 2018. But a lot of candidates are already showing interest in running. And� Mon, 22 May 2017 12:26:44 GMT /energy-environment/2017-05-22/climate-change-could-take-center-stage-in-texas-congressional-race Mose Buchele /austin/2012-02-08/kut-news-roundup-austin-energy-rates-weekend-rail-service-fact-checking-lamar-smith KUT Radio’s broadcast news reporting is also available online. Here’s a mid-week look at what we’ve been following.Austin Energy Rates Get Another Hearing� Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:56:35 GMT /austin/2012-02-08/kut-news-roundup-austin-energy-rates-weekend-rail-service-fact-checking-lamar-smith Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard