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More than 2 million Texans have voted in the Republican presidential primary, far surpassing the number of primary voters in the two previous presidential elections.

According to Associated Press tallies late Tuesday, nearly 2.4 million Texans voted in Tuesday's GOP primary.

Straus had been challenged by business consultant Jeff Judson and former school teacher Sheila Bean, tea party candidates who complained Straus isn't conservative enough and has been too aligned with Democrats.

Winning the nomination virtually assures Straus another two-year term in the Legislature as he doesn't face a Democratic challenger in November general election.

Straus' supporters note he presided over the chamber in years Republicans dominated the Legislature, expanding gun rights, putting new restrictions on abortion and cutting spending.

Longtime U.S. Rep. Gene Green has defeated Democratic primary challenger Adrian Garcia in a race seen as a key test of Hispanic identity politics in Texas.

[...] the political action committee of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus endorsed Green early in the race, saying it believed in his past work in Congress.

Abbott's communications director posted a photo Tuesday night of the governor speaking by phone with Cruz, the Houston native and tea party favorite.

The tea party darling was a heavy favorite in Texas — even as Donald Trump continued to dominate most national polls.

Officials in one key county are delaying reporting election results because many voters are still waiting to cast a ballot.

Earlier Tuesday, some voters in the Houston area reported being confused on where to vote, but a spokesman for the Harris County clerk said that was typical in primary elections, in which polling sites can differ from the general election.

Texas is a critical state in both the Republican and Democratic presidential primaries, with hundreds of delegates at stake.

Some voters in the Houston area reported being confused on where to vote, but a spokesman for the Harris County clerk said that was typical in primary elections, in which polling sites can differ from the general election.

Standing outside a polling station in suburban Dallas, Jangda said Hillary Clinton has been in politics so long that he thought she could be swayed by special interests, such as Wall Street, and he considers Sanders an outsider.

Beaumont police are investigating reports that someone in an SUV yelled a racial slur before a shot was fired and broke a window at the campaign headquarters of a black candidate for Jefferson County sheriff.

Stephens says a BB gun or an air rifle apparently was used in the shooting as other staffers were inside preparing campaign material for Tuesday's election.

A Beaumont police statement says witnesses reported seeing someone drive by in an SUV, a white male pointed a weapon and fired a shot.

Election monitors in Houston are reporting repeated cases of confusion over where voters are supposed to cast a ballot.

Beaumont police have arrested a man suspected of opening fire at the campaign headquarters of a candidate for Jefferson County sheriff, breaking a window.

Stephens says a BB gun or an air rifle apparently was used in the shooting as other staffers were in the headquarters preparing campaign material for Tuesday's election.

Royall believes the GOP candidates are remaining in the race to prevent Donald Trump from collecting more than 50 percent of the delegates and force a battle that would play out at the Republican convention.

Hillary Clinton is seen by some Democratic voters in Dallas as the best candidate by virtue of her political experience.

Sara Mosher, a doctoral student at SMU, says she voted for Clinton because the former secretary of state and U.S. senator has "the most knowledge of what it's like to be president."

Owen Worley, a 26-year-old voting in Houston, says his ballot was cast for Ted Cruz because the senator believes in reducing the size of government while taming the national debt.

Beaumont police detained several people for questioning after a candidate for Jefferson County sheriff says someone opened fire Monday night into her campaign office, shattering some window glass.

Democratic candidate Zena Stephens says nobody was hurt and apparently a BB gun or an air rifle was used in the shooting.