This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Natalia Contreras, Votebeat Feb 25, 2026 at 5:00am EST Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. EASTLAND, Texas —…

By Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune February 25, 2026 More ballots have been cast in Texas through the first seven days of early voting for the 2026 midterms than any recent midterm or presidential election year, driven by high turnout in the Democratic primary. That turnout is fueling optimism among Texas Democrats, who are once…

View Online Two American Heroes Awarded Medal of Honor During State of the Union Feb. 24, 2026 |  By C. Todd Lopez Tonight, in the nation’s capital, two heroic Americans were honored with the country’s highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. At the conclusion of his State of the Union address, President Donald J. Trump…

By Texas Tribune Events Staff, The Texas Tribune February 24, 2026 TribCast co-hosts Matthew Watkins and Eleanor Klibanoff, along with a panel of special guests, gathered Tuesday in Austin for a discussion of where the state’s most consequential primaries stand and what their outcomes could mean for Texas. Did Stephen Colbert boost James Talarico’s bid…

By Ayden Runnels and Zahiyah Carter, The Texas Tribune February 2, 2026 Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday sued an out-of-state provider of abortion-inducing pills and a California doctor under a new state law designed for abortion pill-related suits, weeks after a similar private suit was filed against the same doctor. Aid Access is an…

By Eleanor Klibanoff and Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune November 11, 2025 The 15th Court of Appeals rejected Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to shut down Harris County’s legal aid program for undocumented immigrants, saying he had not provided any proof that the program harmed residents. Paxton sued Harris County in November for allocating taxpayer…

By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune February 24, 2026 WASHINGTON — Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio, said Tuesday he will not resign in the wake of the release of explicit text messages between him and his former aide, who died after lighting herself on fire last year. “I am not going to resign,” Gonzales told…