Kelly Hancock's decision to leave the Texas Senate and run for state comptroller has had a cascading effect on Texas politics.

Successful measures include a new early-voting schedule, revised mail-voting procedures and limits on curbside voting.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Tarrant County Republican leaders are denouncing Tarrant County GOP Chairman Bo French and urging him to resign.

It was a first for the City of Pasadena: a coin toss determined the winner of the city's council seat for District B.

The election for the North Texas seat held by former state Sen. Kelly Hancock will be held Tuesday, Nov. 4, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered on Friday.

Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke was joined at his San Antonio town hall by U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro and state Rep. James Talarico.

The Texas Secretary of State’s Office has launched a new election security grant program to strengthen election integrity in all 254 counties in Texas. It is funded through the federal Help America Vote Act.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, or TDCJ, will take control and staff two prisons in Central Texas later this year thanks to a legislative funding allocation, according to an email TDCJ spokesperson Monday.

The North Richland Hills Republican announced his resignation from the Texas Senate on June 19 and is poised to become the next Texas Comptroller on July 1. The leadership shake-up comes after Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he was stepping down to become chancellor of the Texas A&M University System.