Four former rivals endorse Pete Sessions in runoff to replace U.S. Rep. Bill Flores
The group includes George Hindman, who narrowly missed the runoff in the 12-way March 3 primary. Full Story
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The group includes George Hindman, who narrowly missed the runoff in the 12-way March 3 primary. Full Story
“Bloomberg was promising a long-term commitment to Texas regardless of who won the primary,” said one state representative. “It’s disappointing that with his defeat in the primary, the campaign has decided to reverse course." Full Story
Morrow faces Lani Popp, a Northside ISD speech language pathologist, in the May 26 runoff for an open seat on the board. Full Story
Tzintzún Ramirez finished closely behind West last week in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Full Story
The move by Elisa Cardnell effectively hands her party's nomination to Sima Ladjevardian, a Houston attorney and Democratic fundraiser backed by Beto O'Rourke. Full Story
Women got more votes than men in all of the roughly 30 gender-split primary contests for high court, court of appeals and district court. Rarely was it even close. Full Story
In a petition filed late Friday in state district court, the county is seeking to perform a recount of backup paper ballots. Full Story
The president's support was most notable in five primaries Tuesday in which his preferred candidates all prevailed or advanced to a runoff. Full Story
More than 4 million Texans voted in the 2020 presidential primary election, with turnout among Democratic voters just barely surpassing Republican turnout. Full Story
After a 12-way primary, Texas Democrats get a chance to size up two candidates with very different pitches. Full Story
Facing a runoff, the Houston Democrat said he may ask the Harris County district attorney’s office to investigate the candidacy of an opponent who was seemingly absent on the campaign trail but received 20% of the vote. Full Story
They also plan to address other issues at the hearing, including late-opening voting sites and insufficient voting equipment at polling places. Full Story
The last voters at Texas Southern University, a historically black university, ultimately spent nearly an entire workday waiting in line to cast their ballots, nearly seven hours after polls closed. Full Story
The Texas Democratic Party released delegate counts Wednesday evening based on unofficial election results. Texas doles out 228 delegates in the state's Democratic primary election. Full Story
“There’s been a lot of push against Sanders, and it makes me feel very helpless,” said one supporter. “There’s always going to be a faction of the party trying to stop him.” Full Story
The former vice president bested Bernie Sanders in Texas on the strength of election day ballots that heavily favored him in the state's most populous counties. Full Story
Super Tuesday in Texas exposed some problems in the state's elections. Is this any way to run a model democracy? Full Story
On this week's TribCast — a supersized, live edition — Alexa talks to Ross, Patrick, Alex, Matthew, Cassi and Evan about Joe Biden's Super Tuesday win and other notable primary election results. 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
The grandson of the late President George H.W. Bush failed to make the runoff in a crowded GOP race to represent Texas' 22nd District. Experts say the reasons are more complicated than the decline of the Bush family's political influence. Full Story