Texas Elections 2018

A campaign field director was delivering a letter to county officials about voter registration problems at Prairie View A&M. Full Story 

Justin Nelson, the Democrat running against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, said his plan to "clean up Texas government" includes ending an exemption in state bribery law that Paxton has cited in accepting "gifts" toward his legal defense. Full Story 

In an open seat race, two political newcomers — a moderate Democrat and a conservative — are competing to win in a Republican district that Hillary Clinton won in 2016. Full Story 

The Democrats running against Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and Attorney General Ken Paxton outraised the incumbents in the most recent fundraising period. Full Story 

The Texas filmmaker Richard Linklater has cut a series of ads for a super PAC working to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. Full Story 

Vice President Mike Pence visited Dallas on Monday to spur Republican support. He cast the midterm elections as a "choice between a party that’s committed to moving our nation forward and a party that’s committed to the politics of destruction." Full Story 

We’ve compiled an overview of everything you need to know about casting a ballot in the 2018 midterms. Use our guide to learn when early voting begins and more. Full Story 

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says he raised $12 million in the third quarter. He is fighting for re-election against U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso. Full Story 

The Texas Tribune hosted a conversation with Colin Allred, Democratic candidate for Texas' 32nd Congressional District. The talk was moderated by Texas Tribune co-founder and CEO Evan Smith. Full Story 

Is this par for the course or are the groups weary of the agriculture commissioner? Full Story 

Donald Trump Jr., the president's son, visited Texas on Wednesday to hit the campaign trail for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz as he faces a serious challenge from U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso. Full Story 

With general election voting less than three weeks away, outside events have more influence. That includes big endorsements from current and past presidents — and it includes October surprises like the one unfolding in the U.S. Senate. Full Story 

Cruz and Sessions are in two of the state's most competitive federal races this fall. Full Story 

Two people were hospitalized after reporting feeling ill, but the powder was determined not to be hazardous. Full Story 

The U.S. Senate race between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke isn’t the only race worth watching this cycle. Here are snapshots of 33 other interesting races on the ballot in Texas. Full Story 

U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke apologized Monday for a decades-old review of a Broadway play that he wrote as a student at Columbia University in which he critiqued the performance of actresses “whose only qualifications seem to be their phenomenally large breasts and tight buttocks.” Full Story 

Former President Barack Obama gave his support Monday to nine additional candidates in Texas as part of his second wave of midterm endorsements. Full Story 

The family describes Abbott's visit to the hospital after the shooting, and how the governor's success after being paralyzed gave the family hope. Full Story 

U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke's campaign declined a late offer from U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's camp to revive Sunday's cancelled debate, citing other plans. Those plans apparently included shooting an ad from O'Rourke's kitchen. Full Story 

The decision comes as the U.S. Senate focuses on the confirmation process of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Full Story