North Texas politics experienced a major shift after a Democrat secured a surprising victory in a district that has ...

DALLAS — Democrat Taylor Rehmet may never get the chance to cast a vote from his new seat in the Texas state Senate.

This week on Party Politics, co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina dive into a wild week of headlines that stretch from Austin to D.C. — and even out to sea. In a move shaking up Texas' ...

The mudslinging in both races is expected to soar, according to party insiders.

Until Saturday night, Texas Senate District 9 had been represented by a Republican for over 30 years. In 2022, Kelly Hancock won the seat by 20 points. Last November, Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From left: Democrats James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett, incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and fellow Republicans Wesley Hunt and ...

November's elections may seem far away, but the 2026 midterms are very much in full swing. With Republicans and Democrats releasing ads targeting their opponents and asking for campaign donations. In ...

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The past, as the saying goes, is a foreign country. Turn back the dial to the 1970s and American politics become almost unrecognizable. California leaned Republican. Texas was run by Democrats — a not ...

2025 was a jam-packed year in Texas politics. It began with the election of a new House speaker for a regular legislative session that saw Gov. Greg Abbott secure his landmark private school voucher ...

Read full article: Silver Alert issued for missing 67-year-old woman last seen at Spring hotel Teen killed after minibike pursuit with Harris County Sheriff's Office in northeast Houston; crash at ...