Abbott's endorsement comes days after Burrows resigned as the leader of the House GOP caucus. Burrows and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen have been accused of asking a conservative activist to target GOP lawmakers in 2020.

Tzintzún Ramirez, who helped found the Workers Defense Project and Jolt Texas, is the latest Democrat to announce a bid to deny U.S. Sen. John Cornyn a fourth term.

In unveiling his latest policy proposal, the Democratic presidential candidate said that "our nation's weak gun laws enable violent extremism."

The former El Paso congressman said he and his hometown would not be silent about "an act of terror" he said was inspired by the president's racism.

Last year, Marchant won reelection by only a 3 percent margin.

Land Commissioner George P. Bush linked the shooting with "white terrorism," while U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz called it a "heinous act of terrorism and white supremacy."

The Democratic presidential candidate was stumping in Nevada when he learned his hometown became the latest site of a mass shooting in America.

The Richmond Republican was first elected in 2006 and resigns as chairman of the powerful budget-writing House Appropriations Committee. He will serve until Sept. 30.

A who's who of the state's top Republican donors cut big checks to the group, Engage Texas.

Conaway has represented a heavily Republican West Texas district since 2005.

The two Democratic presidential candidates from Texas head to Detroit looking to prove themselves in different ways.

A former Navy SEAL entered the primary against Allred on Monday, and more announcements are expected before the end of summer.

Since state Sen. Royce West and Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards joined the race, it's clear the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate isn't going to be a quick and easy one.

The Democratic field seeking to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, keeps growing.

An invitation obtained by The Texas Tribune says the event is "in support of her campaign for Texas CD 21."

Edwards joins an increasingly crowded field vying for the Democratic nomination for one of Texas' U.S. Senate seats. The eventual nominee will face an incumbent who already has a $9 million war chest.

GOP U.S. Reps. Pete Olson of Sugar Land and Kenny Marchant of Coppell raised less money in the second quarter than their Democratic opponents, according to campaign finance reports.

The former congressman from El Paso burned through much more money than he raised in the second quarter, spending $5.3 million. That left him with $5.2 million in the bank.

The Democratic presidential candidate's presence in the first-in-the-nation caucus state continues to expand as it looks increasingly critical for his 2020 bid.

Nearly 40% of the haul came in the days after Castro's well-reviewed performance at the Miami debate, according to his campaign.