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Texas race tests abortion’s resonance with Democratic voters

FILE - U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, talks to a member of the media during a campaign event, on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in San Antonio. Cuellar, a 17-year incumbent and one of the last anti-abortion Democrats in Congress, is in his toughest reelection campaign, facing a May 24, 2022, primary runoff against progressive Jessica Cisneros. (AP Photo/Eric Gay File)

FILE - Democratic Congressional candidate Jessica Cisneros speaks to the media on Feb. 12, 2022, in San Antonio. A Texas primary runoff between U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, one of the last anti-abortion Democrats in Congress, and progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros has become one of the nation's first tests in the 2022 midterm elections of how much abortion rights will energize voters. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, walks to the stage during a campaign event, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in San Antonio. Cuellar, a 17-year incumbent and one of the last anti-abortion Democrats in Congress, is in his toughest reelection campaign, facing a May 24 primary runoff against progressive Jessica Cisneros. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas race tests abortion’s resonance with Democratic voters