The ongoing legislative session could also bring signficant funding and policy changes for public schools in areas such as funding, discipline and testing. The American-Statesman surveyed candidates in contested races to help readers make a more informed decision.

Voting rights advocates worry that legislation approved by House and Senate committees could make it harder to get more people on the rolls.

Republicans filed 21 lawsuits following Harris County’s 2022 midterm elections alleging they were rigged to favor Democrats. Only one election was voided.

San Patricio County Elections Administrator Pamela Hill said Senate Bill 511, which aims to eliminate ineligible people from the voting, could lower voting efforts.

Here's what you need to know about what's on your ballot, how to check your registration, where to cast your vote and more.

Applications must be received by the Bexar County Elections Office by the end of the workday. Individuals eligible to vote by mail include people 65 or older, individuals who are sick or disabled, and people traveling outside the county on Election Day and during early voting.

SAN ANTONIO – This year, two major events in San Antonio — Fiesta and a civic obligation — are coinciding, which doesn’t happen too often. Early voting ahead of the May 3 election began on Tuesday. Fiesta kicked off on Thursday. As of Friday morning, the lines for chicken on a stick and funnel cakes may be longer than those at the polls.

The El Paso County Elections Department is reminding people that early voting for the May 2025 Uniform Election is ongoing and will continue through

SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - Early voting began Tuesday for the May 3rd city and school elections in Texas. Several Texoma school districts have bond measures on the ballot, including a $22 million bond in Denison and a $25 million bond in Callisburg.

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee on Thursday won the endorsement of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) in the special House election for Texas’s 18th Congressional District.

It has been a rough patch for Mr. Musk, but he is about to realize a dream for SpaceX, its employees and for himself, his own town on the southern tip of Texas.

One famous Texas case actually determined the entire outcome of an election, all hinging on the meaning of a simple semicolon.