2026 Elections
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Trump’s midterm convention in Dallas is one month away. Here’s what we know
President Donald Trump is headed to Dallas in one month. Here’s what we know.
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‘It defies logic’: Trump Administration begins construction inside Big Bend
It’s the first time in American history the federal government has built inside a national park after waiving environmental laws designed to protect it.
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Hinojosa warns Texas’ map could shape Congress as Voting Rights Act turns 61
Texas’ political map takes center stage as Hinojosa marks 61 years of the Voting Rights Act
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‘Showing up makes a difference’: Tarrant County postpones vote to cut polling locations following community backlash
After hours of public testimony urging the Republican-dominated Tarrant County Commissioners Court to vote “no” on slashing 45% of voting locations ahead of the Nov. 3 election, the court postponed the vote until September.
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What to know about this year’s Tarrant County Judge race
The midterm election is fast approaching, and voters will decide if Republican incumbent Tim O’Hare or Democrat Alisa Simmons will be the next Tarrant County Judge.
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Texas Democrats call for more data center accountability
As Texas becomes a hotspot for data centers, statewide Democratic candidates are calling for moratoriums and more accountability ahead of the November 3 general election.
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Ken Paxton makes $153,000 a year. He owns 15 properties worth $9 million
Where does the money come from?
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Texas Tech chair donated $275K to Ken Paxton day before AG intervened in Brendan Sorsby saga
Cody Campbell, a major Texas Tech booster and GOP megadonor, has vocally defended Brendan Sorsby’s right to play amid a legal battle stemming from his betting scandal.
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Before Trump speaks tonight, look at what’s already happening to elections in Texas
Gerrymandered maps, a departed elections chief, and a pattern voting rights advocates say looks like groundwork for contesting results.
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‘The same attack, for the same reasons’: Texas lawmakers warn AAPI communities history is repeating itself
Texas’ 1.2 million eligible Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voters represent 5.4% of the electorate, a growing bloc amid rising debates over immigrant rights.
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ICE’s latest escalation left Lorenzo Salgado Araujo dead. What comes next in Texas?
Historic funding and an operational surge collide in Houston.
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What Ken Paxton said about voter fraud before his own alleged voter fraud came to light
Plus: his anemic record on prosecuting voter fraud doesn’t live up to his fiery rhetoric.
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Meet the North Texan vowing to fight corruption as Texas Attorney General
Democrat Nathan Johnson said he is running for Texas Attorney General to “right the ship” and get Texas “back on the right course” after 11 years under Ken Paxton’s leadership.
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Is Texas slowly becoming a state where only Christianity rules?
From Bible readings in classrooms to Muslim delegates being told to leave the GOP convention, Texas is building a government that looks less like a democracy and more like a theocracy.
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Gina Hinojosa proposes sending every Texas household $1,500 in her bid to oust Greg Abbott
Her plan would cost $17 billion, which would come from the rainy day fund. She said Abbott is hoarding money in that account that belongs to Texans.
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Republicans suppressed voters in Dallas County. Now they’re holding a convention there
From mid-decade redistricting to election night chaos, Dallas County has continued to face voter suppression at the hands of Republicans. Now, it’s the site of the GOP’s first-ever midterm year convention.
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Ken Paxton vowed to crack down on “illegal voting.” He may have violated Texas election law.
The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.”
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Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher says federal grant overhaul would upend scientific independence
Fletcher says proposed federal rule would inject politics into research funding
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Texas-based companies dominate list when it comes to customers’ power shutoffs
Federal data offers the clearest picture yet of disturbing stats from the nation’s energy capital.
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Texas’ data center reckoning is here
More than 520 groups asked Congress to pause data centers. Texas is already living the fight.
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At the Texas Republican Convention, culture wars are still the platform
The GOP plan for improving the lives of Texans? Anti-Muslim rhetoric.
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Gina Hinojosa launches ‘Team Texas Public Schools’ program, lays out plans in Fort Worth
The Democratic nominee for Texas governor recently launched a new nonpartisan program meant to fight state takeovers.
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Here’s what’s been going on in Dallas-Fort Worth this week
The latest headlines out of North Texas
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Democratic US Senate nominee James Talarico opened his “The People vs. Ken Paxton” tour with a call for integrity over corruption
In front of a packed house in Houston’s midtown, the Senate hopeful framed the race as a choice between integrity and corruption.
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MAGA is alive and well in Texas
Despite a poor economy and historically low approval ratings, key wins last night show how much influence President Trump still wields over Republican voters in the state.
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30+ years of Republican statewide rule in Texas by the numbers
By nearly every metric, Texans are worse off than they were before the GOP controlled every lever of power in the state.
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NAACP calls for boycott of Southern college sports programs over voting rights
The NAACP’s “Out of Bounds” campaign urges current and prospective Black athletes, their families, alumni and fans to “withhold athletic and financial support” from major public universities in states that “have moved to limit, weaken or erase Black voting representation.”
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Here’s what you missed this week in Dallas-Fort Worth
Here are the headlines we’ve featured throughout the week.
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Greg Abbott promised Texas prosperity. The numbers tell a different story.
The Lone Star State has the eighth largest economy on Earth. Its residents rank among the worst-off in the nation.
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Voters approve $6B Dallas ISD bond
The package will fund 26 new replacement schools, along with new safety and security upgrades.
