Republican senators warn a Democratic win in a Trump-leaning Texas district and broader voter discontent could endanger the GOP’s slim Senate majority in the 2026 midterm elections.

Texas politics delivered no shortage of drama this week, and the latest episode of Party Politics breaks down a fast-moving ...

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Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss by more than 14 points to win the Texas Senate District 9 special election on Jan. 31. (Photo courtesy of the Taylor Rehmet campaign’s ...

Rep. Vikki Goodwin’s legislative experience sets her apart in a race for one of Texas’ most powerful offices, the Statesman ...

The list was released just five days before the state launched the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program, allowing ...

Midterms are rarely kind to the president’s party, and with balloting just nine months off, the storm clouds look particularly threatening for Republicans.

Last year’s meetings of the Texas Legislature must have done something to Austin’s elected representatives. After the last special session ended in September, half of our city’s six House members ...

Chairman of the Tarrant County GOP, Tim Davis, discusses the Democrats' big win in the Texas Senate District 9 race, a Republican majority district. He tells Jack Fink that he predicts Republicans ...

Former Congressman Colin Allred had dropped out of the U.S. Senate race hours before Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett entered, ...

Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a Texas state Senate seat against a Trump-backed culture warrior in a district the president won ...