Texas runoff 2020 results
Get all of Texas’ election results through The Texas Tribune’s coverage of the 2020 runoff races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the Texas Legislature. Full Story
The latest Texas Democratic Party news from The Texas Tribune.
Get all of Texas’ election results through The Texas Tribune’s coverage of the 2020 runoff races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the Texas Legislature. Full Story
Texas Democrats convened last week. But it was the state's Republicans giving them the most hope about the coming November elections. Full Story
The presumptive presidential nominee will close out the party's virtual convention. Full Story
Other states may be shifting to increased mail-in voting, but Texas' GOP leaders are fighting efforts to expand the practice. That leaves local elections officials to try to make polling places safe in a pandemic. Full Story
The Texas Democratic Party is asking both federal and state courts to rule on whether any voter in upcoming elections should be able to ask for an absentee ballot to mail in and avoid possible infection at polling places. Full Story
The Democratic Party wants a judge to declare the novel coronavirus a circumstance that allows anyone to request a mail-in ballot. The GOP has opposed expanding the state's limited absentee voting rules. Full Story
In a federal lawsuit filed in Laredo, Democrats claim the move to end straight-ticket voting is unconstitutional and intentionally discriminates against Hispanic and black voters. Full Story
As Democrats and Republicans gear up for a competitive general election in Texas, there seems to be less appetite for intraparty warfare. Full Story
Get all of Texas’ election results through The Texas Tribune’s coverage of the 2020 primary races for president, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the Texas Legislature. Full Story
Recent polls suggest some candidates could miss the threshold to collect statewide delegates. That includes Michael Bloomberg, who has put more effort into the state than any other primary candidate. Full Story
Texas Democrats, like Democrats elsewhere, put health care at or near the top of their lists of most important problems. But they have significant disagreements among themselves over what to do about it. Full Story
Fourteen Democrats are competing for seven seats on the Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals. How do you win when no one knows your name? Full Story
Jerry Zimmerer, an appellate judge in Houston, said his campaign differs from Amy Clark Meachum's because “I actually want the best candidate to win.” Full Story
Bell is the only candidate running in the U.S. Senate Democratic primary who has experience in Washington, D.C. But he has more experience running campaigns than winning them. Full Story
After Democrats raised the prospect of delays in calculating presidential delegates on election night, the secretary of state's office has updated the system counties will use to report results on March 3. Full Story
On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Patrick and Ross about an expected delay in Super Tuesday delegate totals in Texas and what we're keeping an eye on for the upcoming primaries. Full Story
Democratic leaders say the Texas secretary of state's office told them that a full accounting of how many delegates each presidential contender wins won't be available on election night. But the secretary of state's office says it does plan to have the results tabulated. Full Story
Some delegates are selected statewide, others are determined within state Senate districts and others go to members of Congress or national committee members, who can vote for the candidate of their choice. Full Story
Engage Texas disclosed Friday that it raised another $2.3 million over the past six months — and that it has also grown to have almost 300 staff members. Full Story
Sensing opportunity in 2020, the Texas Democratic Party and campaign arms for Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate are ramping up legal challenges to voting restrictions, this time arguing that the state is unconstitutionally rejecting voter registration applications with digital signatures. Full Story