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2026 Midterms
Vikki Goodwin names bipartisan transition team with former Republican senators
Lieutenant Gov.-elect Vikki Goodwin says senators will help shape the agenda as she prepares to lead a chamber that remains under Republican control.
Meet the new millennial faces of Bexar County’s state House delegation who rode in on a blue wave
Bexar County is welcoming three new Democrats to the state House. They’re all millennials and against school vouchers.
Meet the 18 Democrats who swept into Texas’ statewide leadership
In addition to claiming the Texas governor’s mansion and a U.S. Senate seat, Democrats flipped an entire slate of statewide offices and judicial posts for the first time in decades Tuesday night. Texas elects nearly all of its statewide officials in the midterm cycle, with the exception of some judges and Texas Railroad Commission seats whose terms were staggered.
Senfronia Thompson says she has the votes to become the first woman and first Black Texas House speaker
The 87-year-old Houston Democrat, known as Ms. T, has served in the Legislature since 1973. On Tuesday, her party won control of the Texas House for the first time since 2003.
The Texas Supreme Court will have a female majority for the first time
A majority of justices on the Texas Supreme Court will be women for the first time ever, including the chief justice.
Democrats poised to narrowly flip Texas State Board of Education
Republican control of the Texas State Board of Education had steadily increased over the last few cycles, but Democrats doubled their seats on the board this year, taking a narrow majority.
Democrats have flipped the Texas House
Democrats said Wednesday morning that they’ve flipped enough state legislative seats to carry the Texas House — something that appeared out of reach headed into election night.
In the wake of vouchers, Democrats with public education backgrounds won up and down the ballot in Texas
Beyond Hinojosa and Talarico, Democrats are sending a host of elected public school advocates and educators to the state capitol next year.
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- La Universidad Our Lady of the Lake lanzará su programa de futbol americano en otoño de 2027
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