Houston labor leader Marcos Vélez launches bid to represent working-class Texans
| April 9, 2026
Marcos Vélez—a labor leader from Houston—is running for Lt. Gov., a role he says hasn’t represented real working class Texans for far too long.
Lt. Governor candidate says she wants to send TX Republicans “packing”
| March 26, 2026
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State Rep. Vikki Goodwin (D-Austin) spoke about the urgent challenges facing Texas, from schools and health care to housing and water, and why she is running for Lt. Governor.
Texans will head back to the polls for these runoff elections in May
| March 10, 2026
In Texas, a candidate must receive more than 50% of the vote to win an election, otherwise the top two vote-getters face a rematch in a runoff election, which will be held on May 26.
Do primary results signal a change in Texas politics?
| March 5, 2026
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Texas Republicans will return to the polls in May to select their candidate to run for the U.S. Senate.
James Talarico defeats Jasmine Crockett in US Senate primary
| March 4, 2026
The 36-year-old Presbyterian seminarian and former middle school teacher will face either John Cornyn or Ken Paxton in the general election on Nov. 3.