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On the issues: Q&A with the Texas Republicans running for U.S. Senate
| February 5, 2026
2026 Election | 2026 elections | election | election 2026 | elections | John Cornyn | ken paxton | local politics | political | politics | TEXAS | TEXAS POLITICS | US SENATE | Wesley Hunt
In a rare intraparty clash of political heavyweights, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is fighting to extend his career in the March 3 Republican primary against Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt of Houston.
On the issues: a Q&A with the Texas Democrats running for U.S. Senate
| February 5, 2026
2026 Election | 2026 elections | election 2026 | elections | James Talarico | Jasmine Crockett | local politics | political | politics | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story | US SENATE
In a rare opportunity for Texas Democrats, this year’s primary for U.S. Senate features a highly competitive race between two rising stars with national audiences and strong fundraising abilities.
Texas jails have more than 400 pregnant inmates monthly. The state is trying to understand what happens to them.
| February 3, 2026
In subsequent years, other stories would come out about babies dying after their mothers gave birth alone in custody and women miscarrying due to alleged medical neglect. There have also been at least seven federal lawsuits filed in the past decade alleging mistreatment of pregnant jail inmates in Texas, according to a recent NBC and Bloomberg Law investigation.
Jasmine Crockett’s pastor, Frederick Haynes III, sees Congress as stage to pursue social justice
| January 16, 2026
Meet the Dallas pastor running to replace Jasmine Crockett
Texas hands over complete list of registered voters to Trump administration
| January 12, 2026
2026 | 2026 Election | 2026 elections | local politics | political | politics | TEXAS | texas voter | Trump administration | voting | VOTING IN TEXAS
Texas officials have turned over the state’s voter roll to the U.S. Justice Department, according to a spokesperson for the Texas Secretary of State’s Office, complying with the Trump administration’s demands for access to data on millions of voters across the country.
DART, Texas’ largest public transit system, may come undone in 2026
| January 5, 2026
buses | Carrollton | Community | CULTURE | Dallas Area Rapid Transit | DART | DFW | farmers branch | highland park | irving | LIFESTYLE | light rail | microtransit | plano | public transit | rural | silver line | suburbs | TEXAS | University of North Texas
A suburban mutiny against North Texas’ largest public transit agency threatens to upend how tens of thousands of Texans get around in the state’s most populated urban area — at a time state transportation planners say the state needs more public transit.