May 1, 2021 Election Guide

The Texas House member from Waxahachie faced a few hurdles in his race for the Congressional District 6 seat.

Unofficial election results show Jake Ellzey will replace U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, who died in February after contracting COVID-19.

Early voting begins Monday for the runoff election for Texas' 6th Congressional District. Election Day for that race is set for July 27. Here's what you need to know.

Parker, who'll be sworn in June 15, runs an education nonprofit and was longtime chief of staff to the woman she'll replace, Mayor Betsy Price. Her opponent, Deborah Peoples, would've also made history if elected, as the city's first Black mayor.

Mayoral races in Tarrant County's two biggest cities were the marquee matchups of runoff election day in North Texas. If the margins hold up, Mattie Parker will succeed Betsy Price in Fort Worth and become the youngest mayor in the nation's 25 biggest cities. KERA will bring you results throughout the weekend.

Fort Worth has been grappling with issues in its police department for years. The city's new mayor — either Mattie Parker or Deborah Peoples — will inherit those struggles. They indicated how they would handle them at the latest mayoral forum.

The May elections aren't quite over yet. A handful of municipal races will be settled in a general runoff election on June 5. A runoff election for Texas' 6th Congressional District is set for July 27. Here's what you need to know.

Early voting begins today in the runoff election.

The Fort Worth Report and KERA hosted a virtual debate between mayoral runoff candidates Deborah Peoples and Mattie Parker.

Ahead of the start of early voting for the June 5 runoff, the Fort Worth Report and KERA will offer a virtual debate between mayoral runoff candidates Deborah Peoples and Mattie Parker.

Republican Susan Wright, widow of the first member of Congress to die after contracting COVID-19, secured a place in a U.S. House runoff for her late husband’s seat Saturday night.

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg won a third term Saturday. In Fort Worth's mayoral race, Mattie Parker and Deborah Peoples appear to be headed to a runoff.