Things To Know About Today’s Texas Primaries

AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Texas kicks off primary season ahead of the 2018 midterm election, with implications for Democrats and Republicans alike in an election year that could alter the direction of Congress and statehouses across country for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term.
Things worth keeping an eye on Tuesday as Texans cast ballots:
DEMOCRATIC SURGE
Democrats remain underdogs to knock off Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, but there&rs