By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP)– Border Democrats in Texas held the line in 2 crucial House races on Tuesday night, however Republicans didn’t leave empty handed, acquiring one seat after an aggressive play to remake the U.S.-Mexico border into a midterm battlefield. The only GOP triumph in South Texas by Monica De La Cruz, who won an open race in the freshly drawn 15 th Congressional District, disappointed strong forecasts from Republicans of a sweep in the greatly Hispanic area. They still required Democrats to protect their grass, consisting of Rep. Henry Cuellar and Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, who fended off the most competitive difficulties of their professions to win reelection in an essential fortress for their celebration. Gonzalez beat Rep. Mayra Flores, who won an unique election this summer season, in an uncommon race in between 2 sitting members of Congress. Cuellar beat Republican Cassy Garcia, a previous assistant to Sen. Ted Cruz. Political Cartoons De La Cruz beat Democrat Michelle Vallejo in a race that was the most beneficial to Republicans, who fixed a limit of the district after Texas was granted 2 brand-new House seats following the 2020 census. “There was no red wave in South Texas. There wasn’t even a red ripple,” stated Gilberto Hinojosa, chairman of the Texas Democratic Party. Flores had actually won an unique election to end up being Texas’ very first Republican Latina in Congress, however this time she was running under a redrawn 34 th Congressional District that was more beneficial to Democrats. “The RED WAVE did not occur. Republicans and Independ
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