Houston, Texas early voting: Dates, polling locations, ID requirements, what’s on my ballot
Texas early voting begins Oct. 19 for the 2026 midterm elections. Find Houston-area polling locations, voting hours, ID requirements and key deadlines.
Blame is on Cornyn, Karl Rove ‘if Ken Paxton loses,’ Trump says
President Donald Trump on Thursday said Sen. John Cornyn and Republican political strategist Karl Rove were “doing everything possible to make it hard” for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to…
Gov. Abbott requests federal disaster tax relief for Texas flood victims after July
Gov. Greg Abbott asked the U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday, Oct. 15 to provide federal disaster tax relief to individuals and businesses affected by the severe storms and flooding in…
Paxton vs. Talarico: Where They Stand on the Border
Democrats and Republicans have long held strong, differing viewpoints on immigration and border security and those differences are still apparent in the Texas Senate race, with Republican Ken Paxton known…
Texas lawmaker asks Ken Paxton to investigate Transgender Education Network of Texas
Texas Rep. Jeff Leach has asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to investigate the Transgender Education Network of Texas over a "Back to School Toolkit" he claims may violate state law.
Texas Senate race remains a dead heat as early voting approaches
Texas' top candidates for the U.S. Senate again find themselves in a virtual tie with less than a week before early voting begins.
‘People are big mad in Texas’: Hinojosa challenges Abbott’s data center policies
Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor, discussed her stance on data centers during a press conference in Dallas on Tuesday.
Video shows Paxton partying in Dubai with 2 indicted US fugitives, report says
A new video uncovered by the Wall Street Journal on Monday shows Texas Attorney General and current Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton partying in Dubai with two men described as…
Rep. James Talarico greets voters at ACL Music Festival
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico was spotted at the Austin City Limits Music Festival on Friday during Weekend Two.
Abbott calls for elimination of screen time in Texas classrooms
State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, Abbott’s Democratic opponent, said the governor is the one who has let technology take root in Texas schools to begin with.