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AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced the formation of his 2021 Texas Election Integrity Unit, which is a concentrated effort to devote agency lawyers, investigators, support staff, and resources to ensuring this local election season—which begins with early voting today, Monday, Oct. 18—is run transparently and securely.

The Texas National Movement is petitioning to get a Texas independence referendum on state primary ballots.

Some Rockport residents say their concerns went ignored leading up to a May election. They are asking for accountability from the city. The mayor says the issue was a clerical error.

A federal court struck down two Texas state laws that forced voters to refrain from wearing clothing with ...

Claudette Smith requested a recount to be conducted in the mayor’s race after the May 1 election, which ultimately re-elected incumbent Ginger Nelson.

One of the top authors of the bill now denounces the measures related to overturning...

House and Senate negotiators have reached a deal on competing versions of Senate Bill 7. Once both chambers sign off on the agreement, it will head to the governor’s desk before it becomes law.

House and Senate negotiators have reached a deal on competing versions of Senate Bill 7. Once both chambers sign off on the agreement, it will head to the governor’s desk before it becomes law.

Share June Election To Decide Covington ISD Board Seat Covington Independent School District has announced that it will hold an election Saturday, June 5, to break a tie between two candidates in the May election. The district had three school board positions on its ballot this year, and four candidates were seeking a spot. Incumbent Kevin Ray won a seat with 63 votes and Cody Nickell received 56 votes to secure another seat. Candidates Joe Reitz and David Shane Johnson each received 36 vot...

9 hrs ago Despite receiving the most votes for the office of mayor of Celeste on May 1, celebration was short lived for candidate David Brannam, who received a letter last Wednesday stating that he was ineligible to serve due to living in Celeste for less than a year. Courtesy photo CORRECTION NOTICE: David Brannam was sent a letter informing him of his ineligibility before early voting started. Also, Brannam moved from Mesquite to the Celeste area in 2018, a...