Posted on · Republicans and Democrats are heading in totally different directions, highlighted by Georgia's primaries for governor. And the progressive vs. establishment fight fizzled on the Democratic side.
Posted on · Democrat Lupe Valdez will face off against Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in the fall. Two incumbents in the Texas House lost their runoffs. And Democrats had their worst runoff turnout in almost a century.
Posted on · Texas' primary runoff will test whether the national Democratic Party's establishment can overcome an insurgent wing more openly hostile to President Donald Trump
Posted on · Texas voters will decide major-party nominees Tuesday in 33 primaries that went to an overtime round after the March elections.
Posted on · Fox News and the Associated Press are upending a quarter century of how elections are measured — and races called — launching a new approach for this fall's midterm elections.
Posted on · Rice University Political Scientist Bob Stein says most voters made up their minds on the Second Amendment and gun control legislation well before last week’s shootings at Santa Fe High School
Posted on · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest global, national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
Posted on · More than 15.3 million people are registered to vote in Texas
Posted on · Republicans dodged a big bullet with a convicted coal executive's loss of the GOP Senate primary. But they continue to be the party facing more division
Posted on · Officials have their eyes open to the threats in a way they didn't in 2016, but a lack of time and resources means the American elections remain vulnerable.
Posted on · The May Uniform Election includes the Special Election to fill the seat of Houston City Council Member Larry Green
Posted on · State Rep. Kevin Roberts and retired Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw will face off in the May 22 Republican primary runoff for Texas' 2nd Congressional District. Hear where the Houston-area candidates stand on issues like the Hurricane Harvey response and gun safety.
Posted on · A Texas woman who voted in the November 2016 elections while on probation has been sentenced to five years in prison
Posted on · Political candidates wanting a major boost from a public education voting bloc last week saw their hopes fall when teachers did not show up to the polls in the numbers they had expected. But educator voting advocates argue their political strength is only growing.
Posted on · Fewer voters make it to the polls on runoff day, but those who do take the election seriously.