Rhetta Andrews Bowers takes the seat
Rhetta Andrews Bowers defeated Jonathan Boos for a seat in the Texas House.
State Senator Garcia resigns, December 11 election to decide replacement
State Senator Sylvia Garcia (D - Houston) has resigned from her position after being elected to the U.S. Congress. Governor Greg Abbott has called for a Tuesday, December 11 election to decide her successor.
Abbott, incumbents win statewide races
Republican incumbents won all the statewide races in Texas on Election Day, as they have done for two decades, though most of the races were much closer than anticipated.
Election Night brings major changes to the Texas State Legislature
Two incumbent state senators lost their seats after Tuesday’s election, and Democrats won 12 seats in the Texas House of Representatives, increasing their share from 55 seats to 66 seats in the 150 member body.
Record turnout for 2018 early voting
Texas voters broke turnout records during early voting this year after the Texas Secretary of State recorded 4,884,528 votes from October 22 to November...
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.
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.
