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Beto O’Rourke weighing up Senate run after three election defeats as he calls on Dems to be ‘ruthless’
Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke is still weighing up whether to enter his state’s 2026 Senate race amid incumbent Sen. John ...
Beto O’Rourke dodges whether he’ll make another run at Texas Senate seat
Beto O’Rourke, the former Texas Democratic congressman, onetime Senate candidate, and past presidential candidate, kept his ...
Texas Democrats mull quorum break, other options as mid-decade redistricting looms
President Donald Trump said he believes Texas can squeeze out five more Republican seats in the U.S. House to shore up the ...
Trump wants Texas to redraw its congressional map to pick up more GOP seats. Here's what to know.
President Trump has said he wants a "simple redrawing" of Texas' congressional map where Republicans pick up five seats.
Opinion
Can Texas GOP steal the midterms in advance? Yes, they can
State courts certainly exist in Texas, but serve to cement egregious GOP power grabs, not prevent them. Despite California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s midnight-drunkard ramblings that his state might ...
2003 redistricting profoundly changed Texas politics, will this year’s plan do the same?
In 2003, just three years after the decennial census, Texas Republicans developed a proposal to redraw that state’s congressional boundaries so provocative it caused 52 House Democrats to charter a ...
HISD has five school board trustee positions up for election in November. Here's who is running.
Here's the list of all the candidates who have said they plan to run for five HISD school board trustee seats up for election ...
Amid Flood Response, Texas Republicans Pivot to Political Maps
A special session of the Texas Legislature will address the deadly floods in Hill Country, but the fireworks will come from ...
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2026 Texas Elections
The Texas Tribune is your 2026 elections headquarters. Check back here for everything you need to know — from what’s on the ...