Texas Republicans passed the legislation known as Senate Bill 1 after former Donald Trump lost the 2020 election and spread lies about it.

Democrats currently have a razor-thin majority in the Senate, with 51 of 100 senators in their caucus. But they are on track to lose at least two seats in red states — Montana and West Virginia — and are looking to states like Texas as an offensive opportunity.

Republican Brandon Hall and Democrat Rayna Glasser will face off Nov. 5 in a race for the Texas State Board of Education ’s District 11 seat. Early voting begins Oct. 21. The winner will represent parts of northeast Tarrant County and all of Parker, Somervell and Hood counties.

Three Republican incumbents are being targeted for their role in recent abortion rulings by a new Democratic political action committee.

FOX 7 Austin chief political reporter Rudy Koski and his panel of experts discuss what happened in This Week in Texas Politics.

On Election Day, Texas voters will have their say on who represents them, from the White House to the state House. The Texas Tribune will host Previewing the 2024 Election 9 a.m. Oct. 29 at the Tribune's Studio 919 in downtown Austin or online for a discussion on the important races to watch and what it could all mean for Texas.

Jonathan Mitchell enabled private parties to sue anyone who facilitates an abortion. But his test case might have collapsed when an appeals court blocked his subpoena to the woman whose abortion was at issue.

Texas’s 26th congressional district, which covers parts of Denton, Wise, Cooke and Tarrant counties, will have a new representative for the first time in two decades. U.S. Rep. Dr. Michael Burgess announced he was calling in a career in November 2023 joining fellow North Texas Republican Rep. Kay Granger in retiring from congress.

One study has found that Texas has the worst representation on Election Day in the country, meaning the state voters don’t reflect its population demographics.

A recent poll from Florida Atlantic University shows U.S. Rep. Colin Allred within 3 points of incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz, within the margin of error.