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Abbott outraises Valdez by nearly 10 times in latest campaign filing
Incumbents in the top state races have outraised their challengers, according to the latest campaign filings.
Ten Texas counties already pass 2014 total voter turnout
Voters in 10 Texas counties have already surpassed 2014 total voter turnout during this year’s early vote.
In some counties, more than twice as many Texans are voting this year than...
More than twice as many Texans in the state’s most populated counties voted during the first week of this year’s early voting than the first six days of early voting during the 2014 midterm election.
Another guilty plea in Dallas school bus scandal
Larry Duncan, the former board president of the former Dallas school bus agency, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of tax evasion related to a bribery scandal, according to news reports.
Voter turnout higher than previous elections in some Texas counties
Voter turnout for the first day of early voting was higher than previous years in some counties.
Voters pack lines in Houston on the first day of early voting
Voters came out in force for the first day of early voting in Harris County.
Will Texas Latinos come out for the midterms?
If Democrats want a blue wave in Texas, they'll need to energize Latinos to vote.
Rocker Don Henley gives Texas political candidates a boost
Don Henley - yes, the guitar shredding crooner who founded the Eagles - has donated money to Texas Democrats running in this fall’s election, according to filings with the Texas Ethics Commission.
Texas pastors say Austin politicians are failing students and public schools
As one pastor said, “We need our legislature to start speaking positively about our students and our teachers and our public education. We need them to be advocates and not opponents.”
Here's how much money was raised in races for these state offices
Here's how much money was raised during the last period for three statewide races in Texas.