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From left: Texas Tribune reporter Alejandro Serrano speaks with state Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, state Sen. Carol Alvarado, and state Rep. Gene Wu during a panel discussion at The Texas Tribune Festival 2026 on Friday, June 26, 2026.

The 2026 Texas Tribune Festival

Democratic Texas House leader says chamber will flip in November

by Zach Leggio Sept. 24, 2026

At The Texas Tribune Festival, state Rep. Gene Wu also said Democrat-controlled legislatures should redistrict next year.

James Talarico, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, speaks at the Texas Democratic Convention in Corpus Christi on Friday, June 26, 2026.

2026 Texas Elections

Unease about Talarico’s Black support on display at Texas Democratic Convention

by Kayla Guo June 27, 2026

Black elected officials said the Senate nominee had more work to do to engage voters in their communities, while noting there was still time to do so before November.

Sen. Rodney Ellis and State Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon, D-San Antonio, celebrate Gov. Abbott's signing of HB48 that establishes the Timothy Cole Exoneration Review Commission. In background is Cole's brother, Cory Session.

Politics

Former state Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon dies at 74

By Patrick SvitekDec. 19, 2017

Ruth Jones McClendon, the former longtime state representative from San Antonio, has died. She was 74.

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