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Voters in this far-flung and diverse district have two good candidates on the ballot to replace incumbent Gabi Canales. The voters in State Representative District 35, a sprawling area that runs from Jim Wells County to the outskirts of San Antonio, have two attractive candidates to choose from when they go to the polls on Nov. 2. This is good for the district's voters because they desperately need good representation, something that they have done without for two years. The Democratic incumbent, Gabi Canales, lost in the primaries, but her troubles had begun long before this election season. Canales struggled...

As state Rep. Gabi Canales, D-Alice, defends her seat in the Texas Legislature from two Democratic candidates, two Republican candidates ask residents to vote according to their conservative values, over party lines. District 35 includes Atascosa, Bee, Goliad, Jim Wells, Karnes, Live Oak and McMullen counties. The position pays $7,200 a year. The primary election is March 9. The runoff election is scheduled for April 13. Candidates for the district seat said rural health care, education, infrastructure and water rights are key issues, and that state tax dollars need to return to the district as well as the state. Canales...

Legislator files for re-election State Rep. Gabi Canales, the Alice attorney who came under fire by an Austin political watchdog group for filing legislative continuances, has filed for re-election. Canales, D-Alice, said addressing education, water rights and prescription medication costs are her priorities for the next legislative session. Canales, 29, said that though she spent much of her first term as a legislator learning the procedure and the political system, she was able to address the needs of her district. She said she has laid the groundwork for medical malpractice lawsuit legislation and health care and prescription legislation. "I'm not...