The incumbent rarely faced competitive races before labor lawyer Mike Siegel’s challenge in 2018. Now, winning a rematch is no sure thing for McCaul.
Gina Ortiz Jones lost by fewer than 1,000 votes to popular retiring Republican Will Hurd in 2018 in the sprawling southwest Texas district. Now, she faces a less well-known rival in Tony Gonzales.
The Republican touts his bipartisanship in an appeal to this increasingly blue congressional district northeast of Dallas, but he’s been a reliable vote for Donald Trump’s policies during his first term.
This election will be highly unusual. Here’s what you need to know before voting.
Sheriff Troy Nehls won his primary as a Trump ally, but has distanced from the president in his race against Democratic challenger Sri Preston Kulkarni.
Once a Democratic stronghold, then gerrymandered to be a Republican one, the district includes a large swath of Austin and part of southern Tarrant County near Fort Worth.
It looks like they had fun making it!
The best day on the internet comes at a relatively low price tag, in crowdfunding terms.
It’s the largest penalty for a criminal food safety case in U.S. history.
There's still a lot we don't know about the spread of COVID-19 on college campuses.
This might be the end of the LuAnn Platter.
Its influence is evident in the way new releases such as ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ and ‘Cobra Kai’ use time in their storytelling.
Siena, Italy, crams 30,000 people into the amount of space occupied by a five-stack interchange in the Bayou City.
You can’t keep Big Tex down.
San Antonio comic book creator Ben Dunn, 56, had been quietly publishing comics for more than thirty years when Hollywood finally came calling.
Austin songwriter Mobley recruited musicians to collaborate on an album in quarantine. It feels like a snapshot of a music scene seeking a new way forward.
From Mattress Mack to Dick Poe to Crazy Willie, we got ’em all!
A good can is hard to find.
We pulled up and opened the trunks of our hearts, and the Harris County Public Library’s instantly iconic pitchman quickly deposited himself inside.
UT-Austin hit students with a request that at any other time would have seemed ridiculous: before classes start, would they please spend 14 days in self-quarantine?
The Houston Astros owner decided to defend every bad PR move his organization has made.
The death rate from COVID-19 in deep South Texas is more than twice the state average.
New polling indicates that the governor’s office is lagging behind mainstream opinion of the coronavirus pandemic.
It's not just the pandemic. Texas's beloved grocery chain has been developing its disaster response for more than a decade.
Daniel Johnston's famous friendly frog is the perfect COVID accessory for a man like myself.
The celebrity chef, accused of domestic violence four years ago, says he’s ready to do the work. But what does that mean?
The new Arlington baseball stadium has an approach that's, well, out of left field.
After running second in the Democratic primary to a progressive challenger, Moore argues that her critics haven’t done their homework.
Access to mail-in ballots has been restricted by the courts, but Texans might be able to vote from their car.
The band’s social media now calls them ”The Chicks.”
Should he have won it back in 2005? Maybe. But he wasn’t going to take it after the fact.
As new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations reach their highest levels yet, the state is relying less on restrictions and more on individual decisions.
All of the trend lines in Texas are going the wrong way.
A planned march in an East Texas town sparked doubts and concerns on social media that it was a racist stunt.
The Texas 2036 project organizes information from the state, Google, and the media to provide a clear picture of the state of the pandemic in Texas.
Uri Geva is hoping that his Collegiate Summer Baseball Invitational proves that it is—but experts are skeptical.
An investigation into the Paper of Record that is, alas, somehow necessary.
The disparity is even more stark when you consider that Wyoming is just one of 35 states with a smaller population than the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex alone.
Are we being pranked, or is everyone going crazy?
Governor Abbott’s phase two reopenings signal a hope from leaders that maybe this all will just work out, somehow.
As our understanding of the disease has evolved, so have the models and advice from experts.
The live music industry was one of the first to come to a halt during the coronavirus crisis—but a plan could bring it back safer and sooner than anyone might have guessed.
The streetwear brand Supreme announced its clothing collection featuring the late outsider artist’s work.
As far as PR stunts go, this one has been lucrative.
How do you sack a quarterback from six feet away?
From Mattress Mack to that Austin guy who pushed a park ranger into the lake, the pandemic is bringing out the best and worst in people.
The question is making its way through the courts, after Attorney General Ken Paxton appealed a state judge’s ruling.
The latest rant from the ‘Infowars’ host triggers a fear we didn’t know we had.
But the release of the track resulted in some drama anyway.
Research suggests Governor Abbott’s statewide stay-at-home order was slowing down the coronavirus’s spread. What will happen now that he’s lifted it?
