Texas Politics

Incumbent Michael Cloud faced off against Democrat Tanya Lloyd in the general election for US House Texas District 27 on November 5, 2024.

Congressman Pete Sessions has been reelected to the 17th Congressional District for the U.S. House of Representatives. He beat Democrat Mark Lorenzen.

Congressman Michael McCaul has been re-elected and will start his 11th term representing Texas' 10th District in the U.S. Congress in January 2025. He defeated Democrat Theresa Boisseau and Independent Jeff Miller.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has won the state of Texas and its 40 electoral votes, according to a call from the Associated Press.

Incumbent Greg Casar will be back in Congress for his second term after beating Republican Steven Wright in the general election for the Texas U.S. House District 35 seat.

Congressman Lloyd Doggett has represented Texas in the U.S. House since 1995. In the 2024 general election, he faced Republican Jenny Garcia Sharon and Libertarian Girih Altekar.

Despite running unopposed in Texas House District 21, Speaker of the House Dade Phelan could face a challenger from his own party with the next legislative session convenes in January.

Going into Tuesday night, several pro-school choice candidates are on the ballot in Texas House races.

The latest election news and updates from around Central Texas.

When will we see our first election results? We take a look at the process for counting votes and when races have been called in the past.

Several Central Texas law enforcement agencies are planning to beef-up staffing on Tuesday for Election Day. A retired police officer said they need to be prepared just in case.

Fifty-one percent of registered voters in Travis County voted early. Election officials now are preparing for those who will show up on Election Day

Early voting was down in Travis County, but up in Hays and Williamson counties compared to 2020.

The race is heating up between Senator Ted Cruz and Colin Allred ahead of election day.

Here's what you need to know to cast your ballot on Election Day.

Ted Cruz and Colin Allred sat down to make one last push to voters in the final few days of their campaigns.

FOX 7 Austin's chief political reporter Rudy Koski, and our panel of political analysts, took a look at some of the hot topics in This Week in Texas Politics.