Texas Secretary of State’s In-Person Voting Guidance: Bring a Pen, Sanitizer
As the state continues to fight in court to stop expansion of vote-by-mail during the pandemic, Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs is out...
And We’re Off! Early Voting Begins in Texas
Today is the first day of early voting, and in many places around the state, voters began lining up before the sun came up....
Texas AG Ken Paxton Crossed An Ethical Line
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton chose to play with fire and might have crossed an ethical line after he asked his supporters to pressure...
Did Beto Underperform His 2018 Senate Race?
On Tuesday, Beto O’Rourke lost for the third time in 4 years. And while Gov. Greg Abbott beat his Democratic challenger with a comfortable...
How This Texas Election Official Keeps The Peace With Right-Wing Voting Activists
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access.Aubree Campbell, 33, a poll watcher from Tarrant...
Abbott Endorses Former Sen. Kelly Hancock for Texas Comptroller After Candidacy Announcement
Gov. Greg Abbott endorsed former state Sen. Kelly Hancock’s bid for Texas comptroller shortly after the North Texas Republican officially launched his campaign on...
Michele Leal fundraising leader in HD 148 race
Democrat Michele Leal is the lead fundraiser in the race for HD-148. The race to replace retiring state Rep. Jessica Farrar (D-Houston) has drawn...
Three Former Democratic Presidential Candidates to Speak at State Convention
The Texas Democratic Party has landed three more political heavyweights for its virtual state convention next month.
Senators Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren and former...
Scudder Resigns From Appraisal Board Over Dem Chair Eligibility
Kendall Scudder, the vice chair of the Texas Democratic Party’s finance committee and a top candidate in its party chair election, announced on Monday...
Texas’ First Day of Early Voting One for the Record Books
It appears that the pandemic is not scaring Texas voters away from the polls. Hundreds of thousands of them waited for hours in long...








