Two statewide officeholders are among the Republican incumbents who have seen former primary opponents take the unusual step of endorsing their Democratic challengers ahead of the midterm elections.

Bush signed the proposal over the objections of several Republican lawmakers.

Democrats are running aggressively in the Dallas area to flip several Republican-held seats in the Texas House. Talk of a "blue wave" is only part of why they're optimistic.

The San Angelo representative joined the race to succeed retiring House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio.

In July, Cruz challenged O'Rourke to five debates, with the first one to be held Friday, Aug. 31, in Dallas.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a prior dismissal of a lawsuit filed by three professors at the University of Texas at Austin, which aimed to block the law and allow professors to prohibit firearms in their classrooms.

Ahead of November’s general election, The Texas Tribune is creating an election guide with a primary focus on young Texans — and we need your help.

Last month, Texas Republicans and Democrats approved the latest versions of their party platforms. A close look at these documents provides a snapshot of where the two parties stand on guns, gay rights, marijuana and other issues.

The city of Austin announced Tuesday it will no longer enforce its ban on plastic bags after the Texas Supreme Court ruled that a similar ban in Laredo violated state law, KUT reported.

In today's Brief: A roundup of news on the national immigration debate, a House panel will meet this month to consider whether Texas needs a "red flag" law and a recap of the state GOP convention.

After a few hours of relatively mild debate, Texas Republicans approved multiple legislative priorities and backed a platform that includes more than 300 planks.

Incumbent GOP Chairman James Dickey is fending off a challenge from Cindy Asche, who has questioned Dickey's support for President Donald Trump.

Thousands will gather at the state GOP convention in San Antonio this week. Texas Democrats will meet in Fort Worth for their biennial meeting the following weekend. School shootings and the #MeToo movement are among the issues that could loom large at one or both events.

Five of the seven Texas House GOP runoffs were won by candidates who had support from two groups aligned with retiring House Speaker Joe Straus and other establishment Republicans.

Democrat Lupe Valdez will face off against Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in the fall. Two incumbents in the Texas House lost their runoffs. And Democrats had their worst runoff turnout in almost a century.