It’s down to the wire for the two top Republican contenders for the Texas House Speaker race, with both candidates vying for the bi-partisan vote. Current House Speaker Dade Phelan and sophomore representative David Cook (R-Mansfield) are duking it out this week for both GOP and Democratic votes.

Texas could lose out on the most jobs of any state if Project 2025’s energy and climate provisions were fully realized, according to an Energy Innovation study.

Texas is quickly becoming the blueprint for how incoming Trump officials expect to work with states on border security – a stark pivot from recent years when it was the epicenter of a bitter feud between state and federal officials.

Early voting for several Central Texas runoff elections has begun and will continue through Dec. 10. Election Day is Saturday, Dec. 14. Here's a breakdown of the few runoffs happening in our area. There are three races Travis County residents will decide this election,

Starr County, Texas, voted predominantly Republican for the first time in a century. Now, it's central to President-elect Donald Trump's mass deportation plans.

State Senator Paul Bettencourt pre-filed seven bills largely aimed at past practices in Harris County. Six of them previously cleared the Senate in 2023 but died in the House at the end of the regular legislative session.

It’s the first concrete sign that lawmakers plan to tackle the ballot secrecy issue since an investigation by Votebeat and the Texas Tribune in May showed how laws touted as increasing election transparency have made it possible — in limited instances — to determine how individuals voted, using publicly available records and data.

Texans have voted in 39 presidential elections since the state was readmitted to the Union in 1870, following the Civil War. Since 1872, the state has seen landslide victories and nail-bitingly close races.

Texas has offered President-elect Donald Trump a blueprint of its deportation operations, hoping to aid his immigration policies and border restrictions.

The state responsible for the $11 billion “Operation Lone Star” effort is looking to aid the president-elect’s proposed border restrictions.

Judge Tina Clinton narrowly defeated Republican attorney Matthew Kolodoski, according to race results from the Texas Secretary of State’s office finalized Nov.

Voters in Austin City Council District 7 will choose their next representative at City Hall. Austinites will also decide an at-large AISD school board seat, and voters in Manor will pick their next mayor.