Texas border district Dem Cuellar beats back primary challengers

Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, easily defeated a primary challenger Tuesday in Texas’ 28th Congressional District, securing his party's renomination in the southern border seat he has long represented.

The win sets up a November matchup with President Donald Trump-endorsed South Texas Judge Tano Tijerina.

Cuellar, one of the last remaining "blue dog" conservative Democrats in the House, beat challenger Ricardo Villarreal with 58.1% of the vote to 36.9% — a margin of more than 21 percentage points with 97% of ballots counted...