The attorney general's race is a rare open seat in the state, as Ken Paxton was elected the 51st attorney general of Texas in 2014.

It was the summer of 1954, and Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson was locked in a primary fight with fellow Democrat Dudley ...

An already active start to the 2026 cycle has kicked into overdrive in recent weeks with a major retirement announcement, the passage of a key GOP priority and moves by candidates that could ...

Barbed Wire Editor Brian Gaar says this year’s race for Republican senator in Texas “has everything,” including a “four-term U.S. senator trying to fend off a scandal-slicked attorney general” and ...

With the March primaries in view, Texas Democrats are developing a statewide slate of candidate in order to venture out of ...

Texas Republicans are poised to redraw the state’s congressional map during a special session that starts Monday.

House Democrats are actively preparing for political trench warfare against the GOP in next year’s midterm battle, with talks ...

The messy and overtly political process of redrawing Texas congressional boundaries begins Monday in the Legislature.

More than 20 years after launching mid-decade redistricting, the Lone Star State is back in the middle again. It’s easy to ...

Florida Democratic lawmaker Joe Casello has died while in office following a heart attack. He was 73. The Florida House Democratic Caucus says Casello was surrounded by his girlfriend and family ...

San Antonio has produced relatively few statewide candidates in recent years. That hasn't stopped local Democrats from dreaming.