Austin voters shot down a city charter amendment that would have mandated independent efficiency audits and included an ...

Just one Texas House Republican remains in Dallas County: state Rep. Morgan Meyer (R-Highland Park), who defeated Democratic ...

State Rep. Senfronia Thompson (D-Houston) held a press conference at the Texas Capitol on Friday, November 6, to declare that she had enough support to become the next speaker of the Texas House of ...

Twenty-six-year-old Democrat Julio Salinas solidly defeated Republican Gary Groves with 68% of the vote in HD 41. The ...

Every Republican incumbent running for re-election this year to the Supreme Court of Texas (SCOTX) lost his seat on election night. The four Democratic nominees defeated a full slate of justices ...

This story was updated on Wednesday morning to include mention of the statewide Democratic victories and state Rep. Senfronia Thompson (D-Houston) announcing her bid for Texas House speaker. As of ...

Tarrant County, often lauded as the last remaining urban Republican county in the state and country, experienced a Democratic takeover in the midterm election. Early voting returns put Democrats in a ...

Democratic candidate Johnny Garcia has defeated Republican Carlos De La Cruz, denying Republicans a seat they hoped to flip ...

The “blue tsunami” that washed over Texas on the coattails of state Rep. James Talarico’s (D-Austin) 12-point win over Texas ...

State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt (D-Austin) has defeated incumbent Republican Comptroller of Public Accounts Don Huffines in his quest for a full term in office. Huffines currently has 46 percent of the vote ...

State Rep. Vikki Goodwin (D-Austin) defeated incumbent Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Tuesday night. Goodwin received ...

Democratic environmental activist Leticia Gutierrez has been declared the winner of a Houston-area congressional seat, ...