Texas Voters Reject Billions in New Property Taxes, Bond Debt
Dozens of local bonds and tax rate increases were rejected by voters on Tuesday.
Dozens of local bonds and tax rate increases were rejected by voters on Tuesday.
The operation has resulted in 89 arrests and the seizure of more than 1,600 pounds of narcotics, 15 firearms, and over $360,000.
Proposition A asked voters whether they thought ALPR cameras belonged on public roadways.
Because the issue was "affordability," Texas school districts got shellacked.
The longtime Houston Democrat was the first to enter the race as election results were still rolling in Tuesday night.
Democrats captured the Texas House, while Republicans retained the Senate, setting up a divided Legislature in January.
Republicans lost Texas as part of a national sweep by the Democrats.
All ten statewide judicial elections were won by Democrats as part of Tuesday’s blue wave.
The fiscal 2026 report shows state expenditures increased by $9.2 billion, while the General Revenue Fund’s cash balance declined by $11 billion.
Democrat Letitia Plummer defeated Republican Orlando Sanchez by approximately 24 percentage points, becoming Harris County's first Muslim county judge.
The Austin Democrat defeated Ken Paxton amid a statewide blue wave, becoming Texas’ first Democrat U.S. senator elected since 1988.
With control of the U.S. Senate at stake, Republicans detail an extensive ground operation aimed at boosting turnout and defeating Democrat James Talarico.