Texas Democrats

State Rep. David Cook of Mansfield faces Amy Martinez-Salas, an Arlington legal assistant, in the Texas Senate District 22 race.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet and Republican Leigh Wambsganss are back on the ballot after their high-profile runoff in January. What’s changed?

The area’s Republican voters are typically reliable, but Paxton’s political baggage has some contemplating skipping his race or voting for the Democrat.

They claim the ads are misleading about who is in the best position to provide property tax relief — local governments or the state.

Democrat James Talarico is consistently leading in the polls over Ken Paxton, which is unheard of in recent decades. National forecasters are calling Texas a tie, or else giving the advantage to the Democrat.

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.

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.

Immigration officials denied the allegations, but Reps. Joaquin Castro and Veronica Escobar said they’ve come across numerous problematic examples.

Conversations at the UnidosUS conference in Austin revealed growing frustration over housing costs, food prices and immigration enforcement as Democrats and Republicans compete for one of the country's fastest-growing voting blocs.

The poll found the Austin Democrat with a commanding lead among independents and a surprising edge with non-college-educated voters, who have consistently favored Republicans.

Talarico has outraised Paxton in funds 3-to-1. Will Cornyn supporters make the difference?

Most polling shows Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate, in a statistical dead heat against his Republican rival, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.