Austin Pfluger, a former Air Force pilot and national security advisor, appears to have captured the Republican nomination for U.S. Representative serving this area. In a crowded 10-person race, district-wide results being reported Wednesday morning showed Pfluger captured 52 percent of the total to win the nomination without a runoff. Endorsed by President Donald Trump and various organizations including the Texas Farm Bureau AgFUND, Pfluger won 58 percent of the Republican votes in Dawson County. Brandon Batch came in a distant second in a crowded field of 10 candidates, capturing 9 percent of the Dawson County vote total and 15 percent district-wide Jon Mark ...