“We didn’t know it would end up this way”: South Texas community grapples with flood’s aftermath

In volatile Tarrant County, both political parties are on the prowl for moderate Republicans

The Fort Worth area, no longer solidly red, is a midterm election wild card as Democrats and Republicans jockey for supremacy.

Ken Paxton appears to cancel final rally of his “Come and Take It” tour at the Alamo

Paxton’s campaign initially said he would close his get-out-the-vote push at the landmark. Instead, his campaign schedule lists events in North Texas on the eve of Election Day.

More than 7.7 million Texans voted early in 2026 election, surpassing 2018 record

More than 40 percent of voters cast a ballot during the early voting period, passing the modern-day record set in 2018.

With U.S. Senate control at stake, Republicans fear the once-unthinkable: a blue Texas

Ken Paxton and James Talarico are neck-and-neck in the country's most expensive U.S. Senate race on record. The outcome's ripple effects will extend years.

This young Latino mayor went all in for John Cornyn. But Ken Paxton is a sore subject.

Erik Gomez, a rising GOP star in South Texas, has modeled his career after Republicans like Cornyn. He’s wrestling with the idea of voting for Paxton.