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Republican Denise Villalobos Projected to Secure Upset Victory in South Texas House District
Republican Denise Villalobos is projected to handily defeat Democrat Solomon Ortiz Jr. after squaring off for the South Texas seat in House District (HD) 34 on Tuesday. With 90% of the vote reported, Villalobos leads by 10.8 percent with 28,509 votes out of 51,464 total cast, according to Decision Desk HQ at the time of […]
Three Republican Texas Supreme Court Justices Fend Off Democratic Challengers
All three incumbent justices of the Texas Supreme Court were re-elected to six-year terms Tuesday, defeating three challengers who received support from national Democrats seeking to flip the court. Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, who is now the head of the Democratic super PAC National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), brought national-level resources to bear […]
Democrat Rep. Eddie Morales Projected to Win Re-Election in Border Texas House District
House District (HD) 74 is projected to have a returning representative, as Rep. Eddie Morales Jr. (D-Eagle Pass) has defeated Robert Garza. With votes continuing to be counted, Morales picked up 51.7 percent of the votes and Garza garnered 48.3 percent with 93 percent reporting. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you […]
Former Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin Wins South Texas House District
Texas House District (HD) 80 will see Don McLaughlin Jr. fill the seat after picking up 58 percent according to Decision Desk HQ and defeating Cecilia Castellano. Castellano picked up 42.1 percent, at the time of reporting. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please […]
Republican Nominees Sweep Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Races
Three Republican candidates backed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed seats on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) on election night, defeating their Democratic challengers. Republican candidates David Schenck, Lee Finley, and Gina Parker held comfortable 20-point margins of victory late Tuesday, leading by over 1.5 million votes each at the time of […]
Bloodbath 2024: Texas Republicans Notch Massive Night in Trump Wave
The 2024 election cycle in Texas began with a bloodbath and ended with a bloodbath — first for incumbent Republicans in the Texas House, and last for Democrats across the state. Hopes of “turning Texas blue,” much less the idea that the state was anywhere near competitive, died with Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) near-double-digit victory […]
Hinojosa Defeats LaMantia in South Texas Senate Race, Notching Massive Win for GOP
Texas Republicans flipped the lone competitive state Senate race with Adam Hinojosa’s defeat of state Sen. Morgan LaMantia (D-South Padre Island). “The election results in our District are nothing short of historic. Our campaign has changed the balance of power in South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley,” Hinojosa said, declaring victory. “Our campaign benefited […]
Ted Cruz Defeats Colin Allred in Contentious Senate Race, Securing Third Term
The lingering nail-biter born after the 2018 general election is officially in the rearview mirror. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) defeated Colin Allred (D-TX-32) in Tuesday’s election, winning another six years in the U.S. Senate and growing his margin of victory 3.5 points above the 2018 finish. Fox News called the race just before 8:30 p.m. […]
Republican Tony Gonzales Holds Texas Congressional Seat Against Democratic Challenger
Incumbent Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23) is projected to secure his seat in Washington, D.C., defeating Democratic challenger Santos Limon. At the time of reporting, according to Decision Desk HQ, Gonzales picked up 59.5 percent while Limon accrued 40.5, with just over 145,000 votes counted. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to […]
Paxton Declares Victory in Texas’ Lawsuit Against DOJ Over Unauthorized Election Monitors
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that his lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has succeeded as the federal agency agreed to back down on a plan to place federal monitors inside polling sites. “We sued them and we asked for a temporary restraining order, and as soon as we did that we […]
Eyes on the Prize: LaMantia and Hinojosa Clash in Pivotal Texas Senate Race
It is rare for an incumbent to press a challenger to debate rather than vice versa — usually a sign of vulnerability. State Sen. Morgan LaMantia (D-South Padre Island) is vulnerable, and her ad challenging Republican Adam Hinojosa to debate just confirms what she and everyone else already knew. LaMantia is up on television with […]
Texas Sues El Paso Doctor For Allegedly Prescribing Gender Modification Hormones to Children
Texas is suing an El Paso-based doctor for allegedly prescribing gender-modifying hormone therapies to children as young as twelve years old. The lawsuit was filed in the 422nd District Court of Kaufman County on Wednesday. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it […]
