{"id":455239,"date":"2026-10-03T12:10:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T12:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/455239\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T12:10:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T12:10:22","slug":"democratic-candidate-for-lt-governor-campaigns-in-el-paso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/455239\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic candidate for lt. governor campaigns in El Paso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Democratic candidate for lt. governor campaigns in El Paso\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"565\" height=\"316\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ktsm_articles_153\/14827dcfa158d0a4fa86596612b01dd6.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Democratic candidate for lt. governor campaigns in El Paso<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EL PASO, Texas (<a data-ylk=\"slk:KTSM;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"http:\/\/ktsm.com\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">KTSM<\/a>) &#8212; State Rep. Vikki Goodwin, D-Austin, is campaigning in El Paso as part of her bid for Texas lieutenant governor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Goodwin is serving her fourth term in the Texas Legislature, representing parts of South Austin and the Lake Travis area. She is seeking a statewide office that has not been held by a Democrat since 1999.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The lieutenant governor&#8217;s role is one of the most powerful positions in Texas government, combining legislative and executive responsibilities. As the state&#8217;s second-highest elected official, the lieutenant governor oversees the Texas Senate, appoints committee members, refers legislation to committees and assumes the governor&#8217;s powers when the governor is absent or the office becomes vacant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Goodwin is challenging incumbent Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is seeking a fourth consecutive term in office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to her campaign, Goodwin&#8217;s priorities include strengthening public education, ensuring access to clean water and reliable energy, expanding affordable housing and improving access to comprehensive health care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<a data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Democratic candidate for lt. governor campaigns in El Paso EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) &#8212; State Rep. Vikki Goodwin,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455240,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-455239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455239\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}