It's election season, and Texas Lawyer is publishing Q&As with candidates in contested races for district and appellate court benches in the Lone Star State. Early voting runs from Feb. 18 to Feb. 28, and election day is March 3.

Here are candidates running in the contested primary race for El Paso County's 388th District Court.

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388th District Court

In the Democratic Primary, El Paso solo practitioner Marlene Gonzalez, Ricardo "Rick" Rios of Rios Parada in El Paso, and incumbent Judge Laura Strathmann are competing in the race for the 388th District Court in El Paso. On the Republican side, no one is running for the bench.

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Click the names below to read their Q&As. 

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Marlene Gonzalez

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Ricardo "Rick" Rios (no response)

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Laura Strathmann (incumbent)

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