Candidates seeking their political party’s nomination for the Nov. 3 general election went head-to-head on Tuesday, May 26. These races were narrowed to the top two candidates from the March 3 primary....
Blue Mize, Assistant Photo Editor
• March 17, 2026
Texas State Rep. and former middle school teacher James Talarico won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, defeating opponent U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the primary election. His campaign focuses...
Saying “voter interference” near a Republican is akin to saying “treat” around an 80-pound, wacky, doofus dog. Republicans necessitated separate primary voting stations in Dallas and Williamson...
The Republican Senate primary race will go to a runoff election between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, since both candidates failed to retain more than 50% of the vote.
Polling...
A UT San Antonio freshman, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, approaches the H-E-B Student Union on March 3. It is Election Day, and after their classes, studying for midterms, attending office hours and meeting...
Joby Albritton, Assistant Business Manager
• March 10, 2026
In this cycle of the Texas primary election, Bexar County voters set a trend — one that kept incumbent Republicans in their offices. This trend offers no new blood in the game and keeps career politicians...
The primary election took place on March 3, with early voting occurring from Feb. 17-27. This Democratic primary election had a higher turnout than any other midterm election.
Although Texas has remained...
A recent poll from the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin for the U.S. Senate race shows that U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett has a 56% to 44% lead over state Rep. James Talarico.
For...
Primary elections will take place on March 3, with early voting beginning on Feb. 17 and ending on Feb. 27. Despite historically low voting rates in primaries across Texas, this year’s early voting turnout...
Texas Republicans held their debate for the Attorney General primary on Feb. 17. The four candidates — Sen. Mayes Middleton, Aaron Reitz, Congressman Chip Roy and Sen. Joan Huffman — are all conservatives...
On Monday, text messages were obtained from the phone of the late Regina Santos-Aviles, a former regional director for the Republican Congressman Tony Gonzales. Santos-Aviles committed suicide in September...
Emma Cavanaugh, Distribution Manager
• February 17, 2026
Texan voters will decide Republican and Democratic candidates for Governor of Texas during their respective primary elections on March 3.
If needed, a primary runoff will be held on May 26, and then...
