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chron​.‌com
Here is what Paxton and Talarico had to say in a wild, last-ditch insult trade
Talarico said he's done paying Paxton's tab while Paxton took aim in Allen. On the eve of ​Texas' most high-stakes election in decades, the candidates in the state's wildly expensive U.S. Senate race spent...
Allyson Ackerman
11/03/2026 Online
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San Antonio Express-News
Will Texas elect its first Democratic Railroad Commissioner in a generation?
​Texas voters will decide Tuesday whether a Republican candidate whose racist comments made headlines this year, drawing rebukes from many in his own party, should be tapped as one of the state's top oil...
Haajrah Gilani
11/03/2026 Online
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San Antonio Express-News
James Talarico and Ken Paxton square off in closely-watched Texas US Senate race
...Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico face off in a showdown that could decide who controls ​Congress and the fate of Republicans' decades-long grip on statewide power in ​Texas. The race, which has...
John C. Moritz, Casey Murray
11/03/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Report
Who will represent Fort Worth in the Texas House? Voters deciding 4 contested races
The ​Texas Capitol is pictured Sept. 5, 2024, in Austin. (Drew Shaw | Fort Worth Report) Enjoy reading the news again. Join over 110,000 neighbors who count on our newsletters for stories happening in your...
Jacob Sanchez
11/03/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Report
Voters to determine who represents now-blue Texas Senate District 9, vacated District 22
The candidates for ​Texas Senate Districts 9 and 22. From top left, clockwise: Leigh Wambsganss, Taylor Rhemet, Amy Martinez-Salas, David Cook. (Courtesy | Candidates) Enjoy reading the news again. Join...
Nicole Lopez
11/03/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Report
Appraisal district candidates wrangle over schedules, fairness in campaigns for 3 seats
...proposed once-every-five-years reappraisal for all properties as part of a five-point property tax ​reform plan the ​Texas Legislature will take up in the 2027 session. The debate has significant implications...
Scott Nishimura
11/03/2026 Online
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Dallas Express
Texas Republicans Seek Hand Count Of Ballots Before Election Certification | Image by Seneline/Shutterstock
...a county Republican organization asking a judge to require a hand count of paper ballots in every ​Texas precinct before certification of the November 3 federal election. The Potter County Republican Party...
11/03/2026 Online
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Corpus Christi Caller Times
See how City Council districts in Corpus Christi vary in voter turnout
...Had one more person voted, who would have won a seat as a Corpus Christi City Council district ​representative wouldn’t have come down to, literally, the luck of the draw. Two candidates, current City Councilman...
Kirsten Crow
11/03/2026 Online
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chron​.‌com
Republicans have spent an eye-popping amount on transgender ads just in Texas
A deluge of ads and mailers about transgender people have blanketed TVs and mailboxes across ​Texas. Here's how much they cost. Many Texans have been inundated with ads about transgender people this election...
Gwen Howerton
11/03/2026 Online
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San Antonio Express-News
Texas wasn’t supposed to have this many close races. Yet here we are.
Today's midterm elections will determine which party controls ​Congress for the remainder of President Donald Trump's term — and the tight race between Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton for...
Molly Smith
11/03/2026 Online
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Texas Guardian
"If our people vote, we win in a landslide": Trump urges Republicans to turn out ahead of US midterms
...DC [US], November 3 (ANI): With polls indicating a substantial Democratic lead in the generic ​congressional ballot and Democratic candidates ahead in major US Senate races, US President Donald Trump on...
11/03/2026 Online
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Texas Contractor
Lilly Breaks Ground on $6.5B Houston Manufacturing Site
HOUSTON, TX — Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) recently broke ground on a manufacturing site in Houston, ​Texas. As part of the company's $50 billion push to reshore medicine production to meet growing demand at...
11/03/2026 Online
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Texas Contractor
Texas Transportation Commission Approves Infrastructure Funding, Announces Leadership Appointments
...1555 program balance for future redistribution. Combined with funding approved in March 2026, the ​Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will deliver a total of 17 rail grade separation projects totaling...
11/03/2026 Online
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KTVT CBS 11 Ft​.‌ Worth
Ken Paxton holds final campaign rally in Allen ahead of midterm elections
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11/03/2026 Online
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KXAS NBC 5 Ft​.‌ Worth
Ken Paxton rallies Collin County Republicans in final push before Texas Senate election
​Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrapped up his statewide "Come and Take It Bus Tour" at Matt's Rancho Martinez restaurant in Allen, urging Republicans to vote in Tuesday's closely watched U.S. Senate...
Diana Zoga
11/02/2026 Online
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KXAS NBC 5 Ft​.‌ Worth
Abbott and Hinojosa make final campaign push as Texas governor race tightens
...voters ahead of Tuesday's election, with Abbott seeking a fourth term and Hinojosa hoping to become ​Texas' first Democratic ​governor since 1990. The candidates are highlighting competing priorities on education,...
Allie Spillyards
11/02/2026 Online
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KTRE (ABC) 9 (Lufkin)
Smith County party chairs describe last-minute efforts to get out the vote
...voters over at the last minute. Updated: Oct. 30, 2026 at 7:39 PM CDT This week’s edition of East ​Texas Politics on East ​Texas Now is a special midterm elections preview. Smith County Republican Party Chair...
11/02/2026 Online
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