Tracking the money raised and spent in the U.S. Senate race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000
See the latest fundraising totals, where the money is coming from and how super PACs are spending in what’s poised to be Texas’ most expensive Senate race.
19 million Texans are registered to vote, breaking record
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:30:03 +0000
The number of Texans registered to vote jumped 2% from March even as the state struggles to process backlogged voter records.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17499112/texas-voter-registration-2026-election
Texas election laws: What voters need to know before casting ballots in the 2026 midterm
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000
From required IDs to navigating mail-in ballots, here's how voters can navigate early voting and Election Day.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17498812/texas-voting-laws-what-to-know-midterms
Texas discovers more backlogged voter registration records days before early voting begins
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:45:03 +0000
Local election officials must now process thousands of voter address updates before early voting starts Monday.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17499073/texas-voter-registration-records-new-backlog
How Gina Hinojosa went from progressive to populist, emerging as Greg Abbott’s most formidable challenger
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:49:39 +0000
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. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17499113/gina-hinojosa-greg-abbott-texas-governor-race
Ken Paxton to close Senate campaign with “Come and Take It” bus tour ending at the Alamo
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:45:22 +0000
The Republican nominee plans to hit over 30 stops across Texas, concluding with a stop at the Alamo on the eve of Election Day, as he competes in an intensely close Senate race against Democrat James Talarico.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17497673/ken-paxton-bus-tour-texas-senate-come-and-take-it
Bobby Pulido pitches himself as the Democrat “you used to vote for” in bid to oust Rep. Monica De La Cruz
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:07:12 +0000
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
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000
Aimed at Hispanic voters, the new ad from Truth and Courage PAC attacks Democrat James Talarico over his past comments on gender and sexuality.
Meet the candidates running for Texas’ State Board of Education in 2026
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000
The education board sets learning standards and approves instructional materials for public schools. Here are the nine candidates who are running and what’s at stake.
Trump says John Cornyn and Karl Rove to blame if Ken Paxton loses Senate race
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:03:21 +0000
If Ken Paxton loses to James Talarico, blame would fall on weak Republicans who failed to close ranks, the president said on social media.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17498531/texas-trump-cornyn-rove-truth-social-paxton
Elon Musk is the donor behind Senate Republicans’ massive rescue mission for Ken Paxton
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:27:52 +0000
The world’s wealthiest man transformed Texas’ U.S. Senate race with a massive cash infusion to the Senate GOP’s main outside group, which has taken over the airwaves with ads boosting Paxton.
In race to lead Texas agriculture department, Sheets and Tucker clash on data centers, credentials
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:54:09 +0000
The race to be the state’s first new agriculture commissioner in more than a decade has turned personal as both men have challenged each other’s ties to farm land. 
Execution of Fort Hood shooter will not be live-streamed, Trump says
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:44:01 +0000
The firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan is set for Dec. 3. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17498330/texas-fort-hood-execution-trump-live-stream-hasan
Talarico raises $64 million in third quarter, more than any U.S. Senate candidate on record
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:22:10 +0000
The Democratic U.S. Senate nominee says he’s raised more than $134 million over the past year.
Trump says the border is secure. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott keeps declaring an emergency.
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000
Since Abbott first declared a border emergency in 2021, he’s renewed or amended the proclamation at least 69 times. The proclamation has greatly expanded his powers.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17498069/greg-abbott-border-emergency-trump
Outspent and unknown, Democrat Vikki Goodwin gives Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick his toughest race yet
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000
The race for Texas’ powerful second-in-command role pits a third-term GOP kingmaker against a state lawmaker who is riding the political tailwind felt by Democrats up and down the ballot.
Report: Texas hospitals could offer more financial help before sending patients big bills
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000
The report also found most nonprofit facilities in Texas — which has a higher rate of medical debt than most states — will not offer refunds to patients who are later found to qualify for free care.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17498071/texas-hospitals-medical-bills-debt-kff-tradeoffs
At CNN town hall, Senate candidate James Talarico woos moderate and undecided voters
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:07:38 +0000
The Austin Democrat used the forum, absent rival Ken Paxton, to discuss policy and present himself as a moderate. Republicans cast those efforts as contrary to his record.
Texas transgender rights group says it didn’t send texts that prompted call for an investigation
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:46:32 +0000
The Transgender Education Network of Texas sent a cease and desist letter to messaging companies demanding an end to the text campaign.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17497804/texas-transgender-texts-cease-desist
Local Texas election officials clear voter registration backlog caused by state error
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:35:11 +0000
More than 500,000 voter applications were held up by an error in a Department of Public Safety software update. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17497805/texas-voter-registration-drivers-license-error