The criminal court decides death penalty case appeals and rules on petitions for those who believe they’ve been wrongfully detained. Here’s a look at who’s running for the court’s three seats on the 2026 ballot.
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals primaries: Who is running and what to know
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2026 Texas Elections
“Rule follower”: In GOP primary, Joan Huffman promises to bring law and order to the attorney general’s office
Huffman is running on her criminal prosecution experience and allegiance to the rule of law, cutting a contrast with her opponents who are emphasizing a continuation of Paxton’s culture war battles.
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2026 Texas Elections
Former Elon Musk lawyer emerges as frontrunner in GOP primary for Michael McCaul’s congressional seat
Ten Republicans, including Trump-endorsed attorney Chris Gober, are competing for the red-leaning 10th Congressional District in Central Texas.
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2026 Texas Elections
Rep. James Talarico raises $7.4 million in first six weeks of 2026 in bid for U.S. Senate
Talarico’s haul, announced days before early voting, already outpaces what he raised over the last three months of last year.
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Transportation
El Paso airspace reopened after FAA quickly rescinds 10-day flight restrictions
A source told the Tribune that Defense Department drones spurred the announced closure, but the White House said unmanned craft were flown by Mexican cartels.
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Health care
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Snapchat over accusations of inappropriate content and addictiveness
The lawsuit against the multimedia messaging app’s company is just one in a series of actions that the state has taken against social media companies.
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Immigration
Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to Texas shelter criticized as medically inadequate
Government sources and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned.
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2026 Texas Elections
GOP Senate candidates pitch themselves as best to boost down-ballot Republicans
Both John Cornyn and Ken Paxton argue they’re best equipped to carry the torch for Republicans and fight off Democratic headwinds in local races.
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2026 Texas Elections
Texas labor unions are increasingly divided on which candidate to endorse for governor
Gov. Greg Abbott was endorsed by Texas Teamsters, a labor union that has historically supported Democrats. Other large unions still back his Democratic opponent.
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Health care
Texans born without traditional sex traits worry new law will force them to choose a gender they don’t identify with
Intersex Texans fear House Bill 229, which defines gender based on the reproductive system, could increase surgeries on intersex children and create challenges to obtaining sex changes on government documents.
