U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Dallas and Austin state Rep. James Talarico are the two leading candidates in the Democratic primary for the Senate seat held by Republican incumbent John Cornyn.

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.

John Cornyn is locked in a Senate reelection battle with Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt. But that's not the only contest that could get heated.

Party leaders in Dallas and the Hays County GOP cited a series of logistical and legal concerns in their pursuit of the controversial voting method ahead of Texas' March primary.

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.

Nine members of Congress from Texas are stepping down, signaling a loss of seniority and influence for the state in Washington after the 2024 elections.

People who register to vote using a post office box instead of a home address may not be trying to rig an election, but the action is illegal and the State officials are calling for the Harris County voter registrar to purge P.

By the end of June, Harris County will have held at least five elections, including special elections, runoffs, and the March primary.

Another North Texas city is considering holding an election on whether or not to leave Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART).

The push by four Dallas area suburbs to exit the multi-city partnership comes as state transportation officials have said the state needs more public transit, not less.