Democrats had accused Abbott of delaying calling a special election for the seat after Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Texas, died in early March.

Republican former Rep. Mayra Flores announced a challenge to Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar in Texas' 28th District.

Former Republican Rep. Mayra Flores has announced her campaign for a South Texas U.S. House seat. Her campaign announced just hours later that she had been hospitalized.

I am pleased and honored my very first re-election endorsement came from my friend and ally President Donald J. Trump,” Patrick said.

Early voting starts April 22 and runs through April 29 for a slew of local races across North Texas. In 1987, Texas became the first state to allow for early voting, increasing the opportunity to cast an in-person ballot before election day.

Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott is blaming a history of election problems in the state’s most populous county for his delay in calling for a special election to fill the seat of Democratic U.S.

An amendment set to be proposed Wednesday would let voters have the final say on whether Texas should subsidize private education with public dollars.

Democrats have argued that Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, did not act faster to fill the vacant seat because he didn’t want the narrow Republicans majority in Congress to shrink.

Kountze voters will decide on reallocating sales tax funds without changing the current 8.25% total rate. KOUNTZE, Texas — Kountze voters will soon decide whether to approve a sales tax redistribution that would shift funding priorities while maintaining the current total tax rate.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Monday that the special election to fill the seat vacated following the death of Rep. Sylvester Turner will be held on Nov. 4.

The proposal would require counties who opt for hand counts to use ballots that can be scanned and tabulated by a voting machine.