Young Houston voters push for new leadership in a tense election year
| March 2, 2026
As early voting closes ahead of Texas’ primary elections, some Houston-area voters say they are approaching the candidates with a renewed sense of urgency, citing concerns ranging from immigration and public education to civil rights and community safety. Roughly 270,000 people cast early ballots in Harris County for the March 3 primary, combining both in‑person […]
Houston’s CD-18 runoff sees two-day early voting extension after judge’s ruling
| January 28, 2026
Extension follows civil rights lawsuit over weather shutdowns in closely watched congressional runoff. A judge has ordered Harris County to extend early voting in the Congressional District 18 runoff, granting two additional days of access after civil rights groups sued to restore time lost during this week’s weather‑related shutdowns. Pure Justice, the Texas Civil Rights […]
Tejano icon Bobby Pulido says Trump ‘duped’ South Texas. Now he’s running for Congress
| December 23, 2025
Bobby Pulido watched Trump raids hit his neighbors. Now the Tejano star wants to flip Texas’ 15th Congressional District blue by winning Monica de la Cruz’s seat in Congress.
Dallas pastor: Texas ‘needs a fighter’ in the Senate
| December 15, 2025
Watch as Frederick Haynes III shares why US Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who announced her candidacy for the US Senate on Monday, is the fighter Texas needs.
Haynes, the lead pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas since 1983, is also entering the political ring. He’s running to replace Crockett in the 30th Congressional District seat in the 2026 elections.
Christian Menefee, Amanda Edwards in runoff for US House seat in Houston
| November 12, 2025
Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards, both Democrats, topped a field of 16 candidates for a US House seat in Houston and will now face one another in a runoff.