This Week in Texas Politics: Texas Governor race heating up and voting reform measures fail FOX 7's Rudy Koski and his panel of Texas political journalists weigh in on voting laws, the Texas Governor race, Abbott's parental bill of rights, and more. AUSTIN, Texas - School v...
Texas Politics Project poll: Abbott leads O’Rourke by 11 points in race for Texas governor The poll included 1,000 registered Texas voters and happened between Oct. 17 to Oct. 19. Pollsters estimated the margin of error this time at about three percentage points. “Abbott has a c...
The Texas governor’s race is already shaping up to be one of the nation’s highest-profile contests in 2022. Republican Governor Greg Abbott is seeking a third term and Democrat Beto O’Rourke, coming off failed bids for the US Senate and president, said he was joining the race. ...
North Carolina Governor. Open; Roy Cooper, D, term-limited. Democratic attorney general Josh Stein and Republican Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson handily won their primaries with 70 and 65 percent, respectively. This is the marquee gubernatorial matchup of the cycle, with Democrats ...
Ron DeSantis the opportunity to elevate an ally to the powerful position ahead of the 2026 governor’s race Associated PressFeb. 7, 2025 Los Angeles Sheriff Deputy Found Guilty of Excessive Force in Arrest of Woman Caught on Video A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy who was recorded ...
Shelley Luther, the salon owner who make national headlines and spent two days in jail for defying Abbott’s COVID-19 shutdown orders in 2020 and called him a “tyrant governor,” defeated an incumbent for a the Republican nomination for a North Texas House seat. She had been endorsed ...
“My interest is focused solely on the state of Texas,” the governor said. Advertisement Meanwhile, the former president has called Ken Paxton the best attorney general in the country. If Trump is elected, Paxton could be in the running to become his attorney general. ...
Greg Abbott Defeats Wendy Davis to Win Texas Governor RaceGreg Abbott Defeats Wendy Davis to Win Texas Governor RaceRepublican Greg Abbott was elected governor of Texas on Tuesday, easily beating Democrat Wendy Davis, who struggled to gain traction in the solidly conservative state.Nathan Koppel...
Lawler’s victory will fuel expectations that he'll run for governor when incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul’s term is up in 2026 — a not-so-secret aspiration for the Republican — and one that made the race in the Hudson Valley even more of a priority for Democrats...