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Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson says he won’t sue out-of-state doctors who mail abortion pills to Texas
Current Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued multiple out-of-state doctors for illegally mailing abortion pills, which abortion advocates say has chilled access.
Election results and education (Nov. 5, 2026)
Republicans lost ground in rural Texas, adding to historic wipeout
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View allRio Grande Valley celebrates daughter Gina Hinojosa’s historic gubernatorial win
Hinojosa’s victory has injected a surge of pride in the South Texas region where the Austin lawmaker was born and raised.
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2647: The Give and Take of Internet Shopping
Episode: 2647 The Give and Take of Internet Shopping. Today, getting to know you.
With Democrats unexpectedly in control, Gina Hinojosa will have more power than she ever imagined
Hinojosa was careful while campaigning not to overpromise what she could deliver, assuming she’d be fighting against GOP majorities. Now she and her Democratic allies will control the government.
Local AI
All in Local AI‘It still doesn’t seem real’: Inside Talarico’s historic victory party in Austin
At James Talarico's election night party at the Long Center, supporters who'd spent decades working for a Democratic breakthrough struggled to put emotions into words.
Democrat Clayton Tucker wins Texas agriculture commissioner race
Tucker and his Republican opponent, Nate Sheets, ran to replace longtime Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.
Democrat Jon Rosenthal appears on track to win Texas Railroad Commissioner race
The three-member Railroad Commission of Texas regulates the state’s massive oil and gas industry, overseeing everything from pipeline safety to natural gas rates.
Democrat Nathan Johnson triumphs in Texas AG race to replace Paxton
Democrat Nathan Johnson won the race for Texas attorney general, riding a blue wave that saw a sweep for Democrats in all the statewide races on the ballot.
Business of AI
All in Business of AIAfter historic rout, Texas Republicans train fire on Trump, Paxton and each other in search for answers
Many Texas Republicans entered Tuesday’s election having known November as a formality. They ended the night in the political wilderness trying to make sense of what went so wrong.
After supporting Trump in 2024, Texas border counties fueled Democrats’ big night
Counties along the U.S.-Mexico border saw the largest surge in voter turnout compared to any other region in the state.
Clayton Tucker poised to become first Democratic agriculture commissioner in nearly 40 years
If elected, Tucker will usher in a new era for the agriculture department as the agency’s first Democratic commissioner since Jim Hightower in 1990.
Democrat claims victory over Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare in key battleground
The Republican incumbent is a firebrand conservative and veteran of culture war battles. The last Democrat to serve as county judge left office in 1986.