A major shakeup is on the horizon for Texas public education after Democrats won the governor's race for the first time in more than three decades and are poised to take control of the state's education board.

It has been nearly 30 years since a Democrat served in statewide office, so when the blue wave swept the state Tuesday night, it marked a shift in history.

Mayor John Whitmire will direct the Houston Police Department to limit when its officers' contact federal immigration agents after Democrats swept Texas' statewide offices Tuesday.

Democrat Nathan Johnson defeated Republican Mayes Middleton on Tuesday. He said the AG's office is not meant to be "a tool for partisan politics."

Texas’s Republican establishment thought it was unshakeable. The blue tsunami that recently swept across the state proved the opposite. The wave culminated with Republicans washed out on the floor of the Capitol, having lost both the governorship and a Senate seat. For Texas Democrats, the ask was plain: Don’t boo, vote. They listened. Pundits did […]

Democrats shattered decades of Republican control in Texas, with candidates flipping seats not only in key statewide contests but also in several lower-profile races.

Abortion-rights advocates are hopeful for change while conservative groups vow to defend the state’s existing laws that ban abortion.

Echkardt defeated Republican Don Huffines on Tuesday. "I need to be involved as soon as possible so that we can right that ship," she said at a news conference