Allen West

The Texas Supreme Court ordered the separation of nearly 2,000 ballots cast after 7 p.m. on Election Day in Dallas County. Whether those votes get counted in final results depends on the court's final ruling.

It may be a long time before votes cast after 7 p.m. in Tuesday's primary election are counted, or a decision is made that they will be excluded.

A Dallas County Republican Party leader who pushed for voting at locations separated by party cast his primary election ballot at a joint polling place on the first day of early voting.

The Dallas County Republican Party has combined precincts and Election Day vote centers, some of which violate state law, says Commissioner Andy Sommerman.

Dallas County has approved 74 countywide vote centers for all voters, regardless of party affiliation, to cast ballots during early voting for the upcoming primary election.

Dallas County agreed to the local Republican Party's separate primary election contract, which cancels the county's 12-year joint elections effort.

Dallas County Republican Party chair Allen West says that challenges have caused the party to stop an effort to hand-count ballots in the March 3, 2026 primary election.

Former state Sen. Don Huffines and ex-Republican Party of Texas Chair Allen West have each made careers out of championing conservative values.

Tea party firebrand Allen West, a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of Texas, was hospitalized with COVID-19 on Sunday but said he’s “doing great.”

Tea party firebrand Allen West, a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of Texas, said Saturday that he has received monoclonal antibody injections after being diagnosed with COVID-19 pneumonia.

An affidavit obtained by The Texas Tribune shows Angela Graham-West showed signs of intoxication in some — but not all — portions of a field sobriety test. Her lawyer attributes some issues to a previous brain aneurysm Graham-West suffered behind her right eye.

The Texas GOP chairman made his campaign official Sunday.