Texas 2022 Elections

Taylor made the stunning announcement hours after he finished his five-way primary with 49% of the vote. Former Collin County Judge Keith Self, who finished second, is now likely to become the next congressman for the 3rd District. Full Story 

The chair of the Texas Railroad Commission fell short of winning at least 50% of the vote and will face oil and gas attorney Sarah Stogner in May. Full Story 

Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke have had their eyes on November from the start, attacking and critiquing each other and, in the process, previewing some of the themes other candidates in their parties will probably adopt for the general election. Full Story 

Gov. Greg Abbott and most other statewide elected officials won their primaries Tuesday night. But Attorney General Ken Paxton was forced into a runoff, and progressive Democrats fell short of their congressional goals. Full Story 

Nine-term incumbent Cuellar will face progressive attorney Cisneros in May to secure the Democratic nomination to run for U.S. House District 28. Full Story 

Taylor’s race was one of several congressional primaries Tuesday night in Texas that put on display spirited debates inside each party. Full Story 

Almost all the preferred candidates of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan nabbed enough votes to head into the November general election. And nearly all sitting House and Senate members seeking to return to the Texas Capitol kept their seats. Full Story 

Berry, who will face Ellen Troxclair in the runoff, was one of 19 Austin officers accused of using excessive force on people demonstrating against police brutality in 2020. Full Story 

Casar will be among the most progressive members of Congress ever to serve from Texas. During his tenure on the Austin City Council, he was best known for supporting cuts to the police department and his fight against encampment bans. Full Story 

The two-term incumbent, beset by a criminal indictment and FBI probe, will face Bush, the state’s land commissioner and scion of a political dynasty, in the May 24 runoff. Full Story 

In some voting locations where a party’s appointed polling judge didn’t show up, election officials allowed the other party’s judge to operate both parties’ voting machines in an effort to keep the polling place running. Full Story 

Decision Desk HQ called both Abbott’s and O’Rourke’s primary wins shortly after 8 p.m. Full Story 

Voters are heading to the polls Tuesday to choose party nominees for the general election. Here’s the latest. Full Story 

Voters are heading to the polls Tuesday with a lot of decisions to make about who will represent their parties going forward into November. Full Story 

Get The Texas Tribune’s coverage of election results for the 2022 primary races for governor, attorney general, U.S. House and the Texas Legislature. Full Story 

The incumbent avoided a runoff. State Rep. James White had tried to unseat Miller with criticisms centered on controversies under Miller’s leadership. Full Story 

It’s cutting time. Expect to see some political names you know among Tuesday’s primary election losers. Full Story 

South Texas Democrats are facing an identity crisis and trying to distance themselves from out-of-state progressives after the party underperformed in the region in 2020. Full Story 

National progressive groups and their allies in Congress are looking to the Texas primary to send a new class of stars to Congress. Full Story 

Most Texas voters skip the primary elections, leaving many of the decisions about who serves in office to a relatively small group of Texas — voters who have more clout as a result. Full Story