Texas House Democrats have released a report detailing the struggles Texans face with home insurance, with premiums rising 55% since 2019 and one-third of low-income homeowners going without

Former Houston Congressman Chris Bell has joined the race and will square-off against State Representative Gina Hinojosa of Austin, and entrepreneur Andrew White of Houston who ran in 2018. It's Bell's second time running for Governor. He became the Democratic nominee nearly 20 years ago when he challenged incumbent Rick Perry in 2006.

Rep. Darrell Issa, whose San Diego-area district was redrawn to favor Democrats, said he would run for reelection in California rather than moving to Texas to run in a safe GOP seat.

As the filing period for the 2026 Republican and Democratic primaries in Texas is nearly over, see who's filed so far for federal and statewide offices.

House Democrats allege Patel has used the FBI's Gulfstream jet for a "date night" in Tennessee and an outing with friends in Texas.