Meet Vikki Goodwin, Nathan Johnson and the other Democrats who’ll run Texas
Overshadowed and outspent, newcomers will fill statewide offices from lieutenant governor to agriculture commissioner.
Texas Democrats break Republican hold on statewide courts
The GOP will still have a 5-4 advantage on the Supreme Court and was trending toward a 6-3 lead on the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Gina Hinojosa’s win could change Austin ISD’s fate. But state law may stand in the way.
Texas’ next governor and former AISD trustee has vowed to replace the state’s education commissioner, but a replacement would be bound by law that requires intervention.
After historic rout, Texas Republicans train fire on Trump, Paxton and each other in search for answers
Many Texas Republicans entered Tuesday’s election having known November as a formality. They ended the night in the political wilderness trying to make sense of what went so wrong.
Surge in voter turnout in urban, border counties carried Texas blue wave
Meanwhile, rural counties saw the smallest growth in turnout.
With Democrats unexpectedly in control, Gina Hinojosa will have more power than she ever imagined
Hinojosa was careful while campaigning not to overpromise what she could deliver, assuming she’d be fighting against GOP majorities. Now she and her Democratic allies will control the government.
Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson says he won’t sue out-of-state doctors who mail abortion pills to Texas
Current Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued multiple out-of-state doctors for illegally mailing abortion pills, which abortion advocates say has chilled access.
Republicans lost ground in rural Texas, adding to historic wipeout
James Talarico ran up the score in the Panhandle, while rural Texans living along the Louisiana border stayed home.
Rio Grande Valley celebrates daughter Gina Hinojosa’s historic gubernatorial win
Hinojosa’s victory has injected a surge of pride in the South Texas region where the Austin lawmaker was born and raised.
Air pollution engulfs Delhi ahead of Diwali, AQI in capital reaches near 400, what next?
Delhi’s AQI hit 377 on Wednesday. It may turn severe during Diwali due to crackers and farm fires. People are facing breathing problems, coughs and burning eyes.