Texas’ strict abortion bans made it “ground zero” for Democrats hoping to rile up their base, but voters prioritized economic issues.

Party strategists are looking for ways to translate support for abortion access more broadly into specific candidates up and down the ballot.

A Texas woman pleaded guilty on Wednesday after being charged with threatening to kill individuals including the federal judge overseeing the 2020 election subversion criminal case against Republican President-elect Donald Trump.

At Shell Energy Stadium, Harris addressed a crowd of 30,000, advocating for reproductive freedom alongside Texas Democratic Senate candidate Colin Allred. In Austin, Trump, joined by Sen. Ted Cruz, focused on border security and crimes committed by migrants, reiterating his party's core messages.

After the nomination of President-elect Donald Trump, many are wondering if a recount will take place. Here's what state law says.

With Election Day in the past, the race for Texas House speaker is heating up as the Republican incumbent tries to hold onto the leadership role and a North Texas Republican tries to win it. Speaker Dade Phelan of Beaumont and Rep. David Cook of Mansfield are running for the post, as is Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos, a Richardson Democrat.

The last time a Republican president won by this much in Texas was in 2004, when George W. Bush won reelection.

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.

Ken Paxton asked a judge to order Mr. Smith, the special counsel who brought two criminal cases against Donald J. Trump, to preserve his records and avoid “obstruction of accountability.”