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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at Million Air in Austin, Texas on Oct. 25, 2024.

2024 Texas Elections

These Texans could join or influence a second Trump administration

By Matthew Choi, Robert Downen, Eleanor Klibanoff, James Barragán and Jasper SchererNov. 1, 2024Nov. 6, 2024

Donald Trump has built close ties to many Texas Republicans, from judges to elected officials to policy experts.

Attendees celebrate poll results during a watch party for Ted Cruz on Tuesday in downtown Houston.

2024 Texas Elections

Republicans reassert their dominance in Texas

By Pooja SalhotraNov. 6, 2024Nov. 6, 2024

Recent gains made by Democrats in past elections were wiped out, as Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and other Republicans won by wide margins.

Former President Donald Trump at his first campaign rally after announcing his candidacy for president in the 2024 election at an event in Waco on March 25, 2023.

2024 Texas Elections

Donald Trump wins Texas’ 40 electoral votes

By James BarragánNov. 5, 2024Nov. 5, 2024

The win continues the state’s streak of going red in every presidential election since it went for Jimmy Carter in 1976.

Political signs outside the polling site at the Lark Branch Library in McAllen on Oct. 22, 2024.

2024 Texas Elections

Abortion, the economy, immigration and transgender rights: Voters across Texas explain their vote

By The Texas Tribune Staff, and the staffs of The Texas Newsroom, Fort Worth Report and Amarillo TribuneNov. 5, 2024

Texans from across the state went to the polls early with plenty on their mind. The Texas Tribune partnered with other news organizations to hear from a diverse cross-section of voters.

The memory of nearly 20,000 primarily Haitian immigrants arriving at the border is seared into the minds of Del Rio residents. Many fear it could happen again, making immigration one of the key issues in Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez’s race for reelection and disrupting local politics.

Investigations

A pro-gun, anti-abortion border sheriff appealed to both parties. Then he was painted as soft on immigration.

By Perla Trevizo, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica and Photos by Gerardo del Valle ProPublicaNov. 3, 2024

Immigration is not part of Joe Frank Martinez’s job. But in Del Rio, like in other majority Latino communities across the country, the issue is high on voters’ minds and is disrupting long-standing political allegiances.

Mary Howard-Elley, 52, a Splendora resident, was removed from the state’s voter rolls after being inaccurately labeled as a noncitizen.

Investigations

This Trump supporter was labeled a noncitizen and kicked off Texas’ voter rolls

By Lexi Churchill and Vianna Davila, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica and James Barragán The Texas Tribune and Natalia Contreras VotebeatOct. 29, 2024

Mary Howard-Elley is the 10th U.S. citizen identified by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Votebeat whose registration was canceled after her citizenship was questioned. Her saga shows how tough it can be for eligible voters to get reinstated.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both visited Texas on Friday. Trump held a press conference and appeared on a podcast with Joe Rogan in Austin; Harris tells supporters in Houston, "We will win."

2024 Texas Elections

Beyoncé endorses Kamala Harris while Donald Trump vows border crackdown in dueling Texas stops

By Jasper Scherer, James Barragán and Matthew ChoiOct. 25, 2024Oct. 26, 2024

Harris talked about reproductive rights to a stadium full of supporters in Houston. In Austin, Trump stumped to supporters and reporters at a private jet terminal and appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast.