Category: Politics

AUSTIN, Texas — A yearlong technical failure within the Texas Department of Public Safety’s online portal prevented tens of thousands of voter registration applications from reaching county election offices, sparking an urgent administrative scramble weeks before the general election. The breakdown affected records submitted between October 2025 and September 13, 2026, state and local officials […]

By Editorial Staff Published September 21, 2026 Dallas City Hall may soon face its most significant structural reckoning in decades. Three of the city’s prominent former chief executives—Ron Kirk, Tom Leppert, and Mike Rawlings—are joining forces to mount a high-profile campaign to amend the Dallas City Charter and significantly expand the authority of future mayors. […]

A massive surge of national Republican money has upended the competitive Texas U.S. Senate race, wiping out Democratic nominee James Talarico’s months-long advertising dominance and setting up a bruising multi-million-dollar clash down the home stretch. Outside conservative groups have outspent Democrats by more than $70 million in September alone, aggressively countering what had previously been […]