Dylan McKim

The race for U.S. Senate is the biggest story in Texas politics, and it's getting nationwide attention. Campaign spending between Ken Paxton and James Talarico is on pace to set records, and the race appears to be tight.

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The race for U.S. Senate is the biggest story in Texas politics, and it's getting nationwide attention. Campaign spending between Ken Paxton and James Talarico is on pace to set records, and the race appears to be tight.

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The communications were deemed confidential due to their “embarrassing” and “intimate” nature.

Posted: Updated: AUSTIN (Nexstar) — State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic candidate for Texas governor, is suing her gubernatorial

Rigoberto Miranda-Orozco faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Nexstar) -- A Guatemalan man who pleaded guilty in July to his involvement in a 2022 smuggling scheme that led to 53 deaths and 11 injuries received a 30-year prison sentence in federal court Tuesday morning.

Polling in the race shows it will likely be a close contest, similar to most other statewide races.

Polling in the race shows it will likely be a close contest, similar to most other statewide races in an election year where Republicans face more of a challenge from Democrats to maintain their streak of statewide dominance.

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- When the votes are finally tallied at the end of an election, it's normal to see the total number of votes cast in the races at