Election 2024

Texas House Democratic incumbents managed to prevail in the 2024 election despite the state's red wave. Gerrymandering and being an incumbent helped.

A 2022 survey found growing numbers of Republicans and Democrats think the other side is immoral and dishonest. Psychology and neuroscience research offers tools to help bridge that divide.

Cruz won over Latino voters and targeted Colin Allred’s support of transgender rights to win a third term.

Texas’ strict abortion bans made it “ground zero” for Democrats hoping to rile up their base, but voters prioritized economic issues.

The barrage of ads focused on trans kids playing youth sports motivated the Republican base as Democrats struggled to respond.

It is illegal for noncitizens to vote, and studies and audits have shown it has happened only very rarely in past elections. Yet amid the rhetoric, a number of states launched new initiatives to remove possible noncitizens from voter rolls right before the election and wound up ensnaring U.S. citizens as well.

Bexar County Democratic Chair Monica Ramirez Alcántara announced her resignation Friday morning in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Gilberto Hinojosa, 72, served as the party’s chairman for more than a decade. He resigned after telling The Texas Newsroom that immigration and transgender issues contributed to Democrats’ 2024 election losses.

The GOP has won 16 counties since the 2016 presidential election.

Tuesday was another electoral blowout in which Democrats underperformed expectations, weakening their case that Texas is a battleground state worthy of investment and attention from the national party.