Republicans grew their majority in the Texas House with help from Gov. Greg Abbott, forging a path for a possible school voucher program next year.

Trump won Starr County with 57.7% of the support, flipping a longtime Democratic stronghold as GOP gains ground with Latino voters ...

The state's legislative session starts in January and Gov. Abbott announced school choice would be his top priority.

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In the end, it wasn’t close at all. On election night, Texans handed sweeping victories to the Republican Party that controls ...

The outcome bolsters Gov. Greg Abbott, who has been pushing to stack the Legislature with Republicans supportive of his ...

Recent gains made by Democrats in past elections were wiped out, as Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and other Republicans won by wide ...

If those results hold, the GOP will control 88 of 150 seats in the lower chamber when the Legislature reconvenes in January.

McLaughlin, a Republican, led Democrat Cecilia Castellano, 61% to 39%, with about 85% of the vote counted, according to The ...

The state seat has flipped red after decades of being blue. The Republican candidate defeated Democrat Cecilia Castellano.

Republican candidate Don McLaughlin Jr. won the District 80 race despite Democratic candidate Cecilia Castellano carrying ...