Across border counties, Trump's share of the vote rose almost 10 points from four years ago and was about 20 points higher than in his first presidential campaign in 2016.

The right to abortion won big this election—and so did the man who ended Roe v. Wade. Nowhere was that contradiction more pronounced than in Amarillo, Texas.

Now, that the primary election has ended, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson said her office will conduct an audit, performing partial manual counts for the Nov. 5 election. “Texas leads the way in election integrity measures with checks before ...

With Election Day in the past, the race for Texas House speaker is heating up as the Republican incumbent tries to hold onto the leadership role and a North Texas Republican tries to win it. Speaker Dade Phelan of Beaumont and Rep. David Cook of Mansfield are running for the post, as is Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos, a Richardson Democrat.

Republicans grew their majority in the Texas House with help from Gov. Greg Abbott, forging a path for a possible school voucher program next year.

At Shell Energy Stadium, Harris addressed a crowd of 30,000, advocating for reproductive freedom alongside Texas Democratic Senate candidate Colin Allred. In Austin, Trump, joined by Sen. Ted Cruz, focused on border security and crimes committed by migrants, reiterating his party's core messages.

After the nomination of President-elect Donald Trump, many are wondering if a recount will take place. Here's what state law says.

Everywhere I went, I met Texans who share a simple dream to keep their family safe, to keep their freedom secure and to keep their Texas values strong,” Cruz said.

The last time a Republican president won by this much in Texas was in 2004, when George W. Bush won reelection.

Cruz retained his seat, beating back Colin Allred and keeping alive Texas’ streak of not electing a Democratic Senator in more than 30 years.

Polling before the election showed Cruz 1 point ahead of Allred, indicating it could be one of the closest races in the country.

A Texas woman pleaded guilty on Wednesday after being charged with threatening to kill individuals including the federal judge overseeing the 2020 election subversion criminal case against Republican President-elect Donald Trump.