Texas Democrats

The Committee on House Administration voted along party lines to fine 50-plus Democratic members more than $8,000 apiece for fleeing the state to try to block a GOP-led congressional redistricting plan.

Dallas County Republican Party Chair Allen West said he expects executive committee members to vote for his removal at their next meeting.

Texas Monthly is exploring the sometimes "humiliating" ways Democrats are trying to win back men ages 18 to 29, a small voting bloc.

Confusion over where to vote plagued the March 3 primary election in Dallas County. Now the GOP wants to return to county-wide voting.

Election department software tracked thousands of times navigators posted at primary voting locations helped redirect voters to their correct precinct-voting site.

Latinos helped Texas Democrats set the new record for a primary, but the state has been a white whale for the party for decades.

Dallas County Democrats have told the Texas Supreme Court that its initial request for a local judge to keep polls open late on primary Election Day is "moot."

The ballot board worked through the weekend and into Monday evening to review which of nearly 2,000 provisional ballots to accept or reject.

Texas Democrats busted through turnout expectations for the primaries. But can they keep up that momentum for May's runoff elections? State Rep. Vikki Goodwin and labor organizer Marcos Velez — the Democratic candidates facing off to challenge incumbent Republican Lt. Gov Dan Patrick — certainly hope so.

Democratic voters outnumbered Republicans at polls on Election day by more than 4%, based on unofficial numbers from the Texas Secretary of State.

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 judge in Dallas County extended voting hours after confusion at polling places, which prompted the Texas Supreme Court to intervene.