Texas Republicans in Dallas and Hays counties abandon hand-counting ballot plans for March primaries due to volunteer shortages and rising costs.

Hinojosa has a solid lead in polling for the Democratic primary for governor of Texas. But the Republican Abbott has over $86 million in his campaign to spend in his quest for a fourth term.

With the primary approaching March 3 and the general election on Nov. 3, it’s not too early for voters to get prepared to cast their ballots. Texans must register to vote at least 30 days before an election — that means Feb.

A challenge to a robust election integrity law Texas Republicans passed after the 2020 election can proceed, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, finding that Secretary of State Jane Nelson (R) lacks immunity against some provisions it says her office enforces.

House District 98 covers Colleyville, Grapevine, Keller and Westlake, as well as parts of Euless and Southlake. The other two GOP candidates are Armin Mizani, who is mayor of Keller, and Fred Tate, a Colleyville businessman. The district is currently represented by Giovanni Capriglione, a Southlake Republican who isn’t seeking reelection.

The orders to forge ahead in support of the state’s burgeoning hemp retail market come from Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who earlier this year vetoed

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is a Republican representing Texas, a Republican state. Yet his reelection next year is one of the most closely watched in the country, columnist Ron Faucheux writes.

The state lawsuit addressing Vote-by-Mail filed by the Texas Democratic Party is in noon recess. Morning testimony argued state law already allows VBM for public health “disability,” but need for common state standard. A few highlights while we wait ...

With 2025 behind us, The Texas Tribune’s politics team has compiled five of the top political stories we are watching in 2026, when voters will have their first chance to make their opinions known on the events of the last 12 months.