Nov 03 Democrat James Talarico wins election to U.S. Senate from Texas By Associated Press Democrat James Talarico flipped a U.S. Senate seat in Texas on Tuesday, defeating Republican Ken Paxton to pull off the first statewide victory in more than 30 years and sending a jolt through a longtime GOP stronghold that President Donald… Continue reading
Nov 03 Live Results: Texas Senate midterm election The 37-year-old state legislator, former middle school teacher and Presbyterian seminarian will become Texas’ first Democratic senator since 1993. Continue reading
Nov 03 Live Results: Texas governor midterm election By Camille Baker, Associated Press Texas has elected only Republican governors since 1994, but the most recent polls show a tight race. Continue reading
Nov 02 ICE officer charged with ramming man with SUV in Houston turns himself in By Anna Wilder, Associated Press/Report For America, Jack Brook, Associated Press Mario Alberto Morales made his first court appearance Monday on a felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for striking Miguel Parra Hernandez with an unmarked SUV on Oct. 10. Continue reading
Nov 01 Shootings over Halloween weekend leave at least 6 dead and dozens injured across U.S. By John Raby, Associated Press The deadliest violence occurred in Dallas, where a handful of shootings in the city's Deep Ellum neighborhood, a center of music, restaurants and nightlife, killed four people and injured 15 others, police said. Continue reading
Nov 01 ICE agent charged with assault for hitting fleeing man with car in Houston will turn himself in, attorney says By Cybele Mayes-Osterman and Jack Brook, Associated Press Mario Alberto Morales, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, struck Miguel Parra Hernandez, a 48-year-old construction worker, with his unmarked SUV on Oct. 10, as he chased Parra Hernandez through a parking lot. Continue reading
Oct 31 Paxton and Talarico tussle for Texas Senate seat as Trump campaigns virtually By Bill Barrow, Associated Press The closing sprint in Texas comes as early voting nears its conclusion in several states. Early balloting totals were approaching 50 million heading into the weekend. About 112 million voted in total in the 2022 midterm elections. Continue reading
Oct 30 An ICE officer is charged with assault for striking a man with a car in Houston By Anna Wilder, Associated Press/Report For America, Jack Brook, Lekan Oyekanmi, Associated Press The officer, Mario Alberto Morales, was driving an unmarked SUV on Oct. 10 when he struck and ran over Miguel Parra Hernandez, 48, who was running away during a pursuit through a parking lot, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office… Continue reading
Oct 30 Early voting jumps across Senate battlegrounds as millions more Americans vote ahead of Election Day By Joey Cappelletti, Simran Parwani, Associated Press The surge is especially pronounced in Texas, where voters are deciding closely watched Senate, House and governor’s races. More than 6.3 million Texans had voted early as of Wednesday, compared with 4.2 million at the same point four years ago,… Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 5:27 Democrats put economy and affordability at center of final campaign push By Lisa Desjardins, Kayan Taraporevala With one week until Election Day, the final push is on. President Trump is making a swing through Texas, a state Republicans have long counted on, but where Democrats see an opportunity to make gains. With voters pointing to the… Continue watching