Democrats pick up four Texas House seats
The latest election returns showed Democrats picking up four seats in the Texas House. Full Story
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The latest election returns showed Democrats picking up four seats in the Texas House. Full Story
Republicans running in three Texas Supreme Court races and three Texas Court of Criminal Appeals races enjoyed strong victories on Tuesday. Full Story
The makeup of the Texas Senate is poised to remain the same in 2017 after Tuesday night's election. Republicans' 20-to-11 advantage didn't change. Full Story
Former state Rep. Wayne Christian, a Republican, notched an easy victory Tuesday in the race for Texas railroad commissioner. Full Story
U.S. Rep. Will Hurd claimed victory in his re-election bid Tuesday night, becoming the first incumbent to hold onto the Texas 23rd District in eight years. Full Story
As he went on to win the presidency Tuesday night, Republican Donald Trump beat Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in Texas. Trump was on track to notch the smallest margin of victory for a GOP nominee in the Lone Star State in two decades. Full Story
Harris County elected a Democratic district attorney, Houston ISD voters thumbed their noses at the Texas school finance system and Austin voters backed a $720 million transportation bond. Full Story
Democrat Sally Hernandez was cruising toward easy victory in the race for Travis County sheriff. It's likely to put her in the crosshairs of the Texas Legislature, where top Republicans are promising to ban "sanctuary city" policies. Full Story
Republican state Rep. Jose “J.M.” Lozano had a comfortable lead in his bid to return to Austin and represent the Coastal Bend’s House District 43. Full Story
Half of the Hispanic Republicans in the Texas Legislature were ousted Tuesday — two from San Antonio districts and one from Pasadena. Full Story
Four incumbent Republican state representatives in the Democratic county were vying to keep their seats, and three managed to do it. Full Story
A busy Election Day saw scattered reports of hiccups including ongoing voter ID confusion and the sudden death of an election judge. Full Story
George W. Bush and Laura Bush did not vote for either major-party presidential nominee this year. Instead, they did not make a selection at the top of the ticket and voted for Republicans down ballot. Full Story
The Texas Tribune is talking to voters across Texas on Election Day about their favorite candidates and the issues that are most important to them. Full Story
Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton by 9 points Tuesday in Texas on his way to winning the 2016 presidential election. Here's a look at margins of victory for Republicans since 1976 in presidential contests held in Texas. Full Story
By Tuesday's end, Donald Trump's impact on Texas elections will be clear, and Republicans may have fewer elected officials to show for it. Full Story
Population growth is nothing new in suburbs north of Dallas, but not even that explains why so many people in affluent and rural Collin County are turning out in droves this year. Full Story
As part of her closing effort to win the presidential race in Ohio, Hillary Clinton called on a couple of Democratic political stars from Texas — the Castro twins of San Antonio. Full Story
Trade has become an emotional hot-button issue this presidential election year, and some Texas lawmakers are worried about what that means for the future of the state's trade climate. Full Story
We've reached the eve of the election, with many political fortune-tellers predicting big changes in Texas. Here's a way to measure it, if it happens. Full Story