Bo French, Jon Rosenthal battle over culture, job duties in bid to regulate the oil and gas industry

19 million Texans are registered to vote, breaking record

The number of Texans registered to vote jumped 2% from March even as the state struggles to process backlogged voter records.

How Gina Hinojosa went from progressive to populist, emerging as Greg Abbott's most formidable challenger

Hinojosa has gone from unknown state lawmaker to Abbott’s most viable Democratic challenger yet — a surge that has dared Democrats to wonder if she could actually topple this mainstay of the Texas Republican establishment.

Texas discovers more backlogged voter registration records days before early voting begins

Local election officials must now process thousands of voter address updates before early voting starts Monday.

Bobby Pulido pitches himself as the Democrat "you used to vote for" in bid to oust Rep. Monica De La Cruz

In Texas’ 15th Congressional District, the Tejano musician is trying to remind voters of the Democratic Party their abuelitas supported for decades. The GOP incumbent casts him as a relic of a “corrupt, compadre system.”

Pro-Cruz PAC launches seven-figure Spanish-language ad buy attacking Talarico

Aimed at Hispanic voters, the new ad from Truth and Courage PAC attacks Democrat James Talarico over his past comments on gender and sexuality.