Texas politics

Gov. Greg Abbott formally announced his fourth gubernatorial run in Houston on Sunday. The incumbent Republican, who currently has around $87 million in his campaign war chest, will face two opponents in the 2026 party primary election.

Building out the growing financial hub in Dallas – dubbed Y'all Street – is something state lawmakers are heavily invested in, which is why Texans will be voting Nov. 4 on a handful of constitutional amendments that could help boost the finance industry in the state.

Saturday's decisions signal a deescalating intraparty tension that heightened at the start of the year.

The Texas GOP will vote Saturday to possibly bar some state legislators from running in the 2026 primary, despite repeated Texas Supreme Court rulings saying they cannot.

The order appears to target rainbow crosswalks specifically, in cities like Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Houston, which have installed them in recent years.

The latest calls to stave off the politically charged execution come after a summer where GOP leaders asked the state courts to kick Democrats out of office and throw Beto O'Rourke in jail.

Professors are afraid to publicly speak out, system leaders left key questions unanswered and advocates worry for LGBTQ+ students' mental health.

The system created by Tom Hofeller has helped Republicans and Democrats embrace partisan gerrymandering. Now that foundation is leading states into a battle to win the U.S. House.

A 2024 change in the party's censure policy has had a big impact.

A former public school teacher, Talarico has emerged as one of Texas Democrats' strongest communicators. He joins Colin Allred and Terry Virts in the primary.