November's midterm election is nearly upon us, and will have Texans casting ballots for governor, attorney general, and a new state senator, among other races.

State Sen. Mayes Middleton spent lavishly to capture the Republican nomination and build statewide name recognition. But the most recent polling shows him just five percentage points ahead of Democratic state Sen. Nathan Johnson — with more than a fifth of voters still undecided.

Next week's Republican convention in Dallas takes place in the same city that helped give rise to the Bush political dynasty. But George W. Bush himself — and many policies he pushed 30 years ago — are largely missing from today's GOP, political scientists say.

Police are blocking off all roads surrounding the American Airlines Center Sept. 7 through 11 for the convention.

Dallas will pay nearly $2 million on police to provide security for a midterm Republican convention in September, officials said Monday.

The longtime state legislator, who announced in June 2025 he wasn’t seeking reelection, vacated the seat to serve as a U.S. assistant secretary of defense.

Texas Republicans are increasingly focusing on the Muslim faith, even proposing to regulate Islamic practices in the Legislature. Dallas-based New York Times reporter Ruth Graham joined NTX Now to talk about their look into the rise of Islamophobia in Texas.

Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico unveiled a veterans and military agenda Friday aimed at ending forever wars, strengthening support for military families and increasing the resources available to veterans for health care, housing and employment.

Campaigning for the U.S. Senate, Paxton says he was “delivered by God” to protect Texas from leftists. Talarico’s focus: “You can’t love God and hate other people.”

Ken Paxton's Senate campaign received thousands in donations from the data center industry as Hood County awaits ruling from the AG on its data center moratorium.

State Rep. Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, used the event to lay out his “New American Dream” economic proposals. Attorney General Paxton, his Republican rival, made his own campaign swing through Houston last week.

The Texas agriculture commissioner has openly criticized Gov. Greg Abbott for not taking a stronger stand against data center development. The governor has ignored him.