O’Rourke Energizes Reproductive Rights Crowd at Houston Rally

A phalanx of local Democratic leadership spoke to an electrified crowd of 4,000-5,000 reproductive-rights supporters at Discovery Green park in Houston, Texas on this...
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Early Voting Begins in Special SD 30 Election

Monday marks the start of early voting in the special election to choose a new state senator for District 30 in north Texas. Early...

Rhetoric Ramps Up As Election Nears

As the November 8 election date grows closer, candidates are ramping up their activity and their rhetoric in the Texas Lt. Governor’s race. With...

Three Top Texas GOP Officials Who Oppose Expanding Mail-In Voting Have Each Used It

Editor's note: This story has been updated to include a comment from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's office. Three of Texas' top Republican leaders are vigorously...

Record Number of Texans Register to Vote, Cast Early Ballots

A record 16.4 million Texans are registered to vote in tomorrow’s primary runoff election, about 2.4 million more than four years ago. A little...

Defamation Suit Against O’Rourke Survives

Remember last year when Gov. Greg Abbott’s biggest donor sued gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke for defamation, slander, and libel? Well, that’s still going on.Last...

Early Voting for HD-68 Begins Today With Limited Hours

Early voting begins today for the special runoff election that will decide who replaces Sen. Drew Springer in House District 68. The runoff sees...

Annie’s List endorses in HD 28 and HD 100

Eliz Markowitz and Lorraine Birabil each received an endorsement from the pro-choice group Annie’s List. Markowitz is a candidate for Texas House District 28...

Paxton Files Suit to Get Whistleblower Complaint Thrown Out

Even for Attorney General Ken Paxton, the legal filings surrounding his possible misconduct are getting labyrinthian and bizarre. He filed suit with the Supreme...

Vouchers Play A Prominent Role In November Election

With support from Governor Abbott and Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, school choice in the form of vouchers have been advanced as a policy issue...
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