Eight Texas independent voters share how they’re sizing up the candidates heading into November

In attacking Talarico for campaign absence, Trump calls for debate that Paxton has avoided

The Democrat, off the trail with the flu, quickly accepted the president’s call to “immediately report to a Debate Stage” with Ken Paxton.

When a rural Texas school district struggled with growth, charter schools filled the void

The state has limited how much money it gives to fast-growing school districts, creating million-dollar gaps between what is owed and what's given.

Democrat Nathan Johnson pitches back-to-basics attorney general’s office after 12 years under Paxton

Johnson is hoping enough moderates are tired of Paxton-era culture wars to cross party lines. His GOP opponent, Mayes Middleton, is running as the outgoing incumbent’s ideological heir.

What to know about Texas’ affordability crisis and how candidates want to fix it

From groceries to childcare, Texans are spending more to live here. Here’s how much costs have risen, why it’s happening and what candidates are proposing to fix it.

‘We have to suck it up’: Ken Paxton privately suggests cutting federal benefit programs to reduce national deficit

In a conversation that has been leaked in pieces to multiple publications, the GOP Senate nominee called for “reasonable cuts to mandatory spending,” which is driven by Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.