Elections

High school students at Rapoport Academy spent this fall learning about races and candidates. On Election Day they had a say in their future.

Lieutenant Gov.-elect Vikki Goodwin says senators will help shape the agenda as she prepares to lead a chamber that remains under Republican control.

Outgoing Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he supports Republican state senators changing the rules to strip powers from his Democratic successor after losing his reelection bid by nearly 600,000 votes.

Texas Republicans blamed each other, Trump and a failure to improve the lives of Texans after decades of one-party control of all statewide offices.

James Talarico ran up the score in the Panhandle, while rural Texans living along the Louisiana border stayed home.

While many state and federal offices in the midterm were called late Tuesday night, some ballot items in Lubbock County remained unknown until early Wednesday morning. Delays came as the Lubbock County Elections Office dealt with discrepancies that triggered a recount. Now, with those final – but unofficial – results in hand, our Samantha Larned has more on how Lubbock County voters weighed in.

Tucker and his Republican opponent, Nate Sheets, ran to replace longtime Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.

The victories in the House and Senate return Democrats to full control of Congress for the first time since 2023 and deepens the level of expected friction between them and President Trump.

The three-member Railroad Commission of Texas regulates the state’s massive oil and gas industry, overseeing everything from pipeline safety to natural gas rates.

Democrat Nathan Johnson won the race for Texas attorney general, riding a blue wave that saw a sweep for Democrats in all the statewide races on the ballot.