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Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn for U.S. Senate GOP nomination
By Gabby Birenbaum, Kayla Guo and Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune May 26, 2026 Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Tuesday, ending over three decades of Sen. John Cornyn’s electoral dominance in what amounts to a watershed moment for GOP politics in Texas. The Associated Press called the race…
Read MoreTexas 2026 primary runoff election results
Texas 2026 primary runoff election results By Apurva Mahajan May 22, 2026 Share Presented by The Texas Tribune is a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization dedicated to helping you navigate Texas policy and politics — including the 2026 midterms. Here are results from the May 26 primary runoff elections. Read more: https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2026/texas-primary-runoff-results-2026/
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
May 26, 2026 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 0.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.97/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 35.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.27/g higher than a year ago. The national average price…
Read MoreTexas’ raucous primary runoffs end today. Here’s what to watch.
By Gabby Birenbaum, Eleanor Klibanoff and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune May 26, 2026 Texans are returning to the polls Tuesday to pick their party’s nominees in an array of runoffs, capping one of the liveliest primary seasons in the state’s recent political history. Several statewide, congressional and legislative contests required an overtime round between…
Read MoreTexas primary runoffs: resource guides for races up and down the ballot
Voting resources: How to vote in Texas The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization, is dedicated to helping Texans vote. Every major state and federal election, we produce comprehensive voter guides and reporting. We’ve collected our voting resources on this page for you to easily find and share them with others. Read more:…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Be Nice. Be Friendly. Answer Questions. Produce Documents.
By Jim “Pappy” Moore I probably enjoy more than I should watching obnoxious drivers get what’s coming to them when they are rude, nasty, mean, obnoxious, and resistant to Law Enforcement Officers doing their job. Online you can watch videos from LEO’s body cameras which tell the whole story in 3 to 15 minutes. These…
Read MoreGilmont Receives State License for Summer Camp 2026, Expands Commitment to Safe and Faith-Filled Camp Experiences
GILMER, Texas — Gilmont Camp and Conference Center is proud to announce that it has officially received its Youth Camp License from the State of Texas for Summer Camp 2026, marking an important milestone ahead of another season of Overnight Camp and Day Camp opportunities for children and families across East Texas. Following the devastating…
Read MoreGilmer ISD board sworn in for new terms
GISD’s Ann Bradshaw swears in, from left, Rebel Jackson, Mark Skinner, Gloria King and Jeff Murry. (Mirror photo by Mary Laschinger Kirby)
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: A Savings State of Mind
By Jim “Pappy” Moore Saving money is a habit. It requires discipline. You have to have rules for yourself on how and when you will spend money. It starts with deciding how you are going to keep your spending below the level of your net income. For those who are retired this is especially important.…
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