Beto O’Rourke is betting big on Facebook ads: He’s spent more than $6 million in six months.
U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso (left), is challenging U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. Marjorie Kamys Cotera: O’Rourke/Bob Daemmrich: Cruz Along
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Month: October 2018
How to fix affordable housing in Texas, by Texans
New apartments being built in Dallas’ Deep Ellum neighborhood in June 2018. Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson for The Texas Tribune For months,
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In Dallas-area Texas House race, Deanna Metzger is the rare Republican who’s on offense
Republican Deanna Maria Metzger is challenging incumbent state Rep. Victoria Neave, D-Dallas, in state House District 107. Campaign websites Republican
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A Texas Board of Education seat hasn’t flipped since 2010. Will that change in 2018?
Republican Pam Little, left, is facing Democrat Suzanne Smith for the open State Board of Education District 12 seat. Facebook
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Texas voters are upbeat about the economy, UT/TT Poll finds
Callie Richmond / Emily Albracht for The Texas Tribune More than three-quarters of the state’s voters said their family finances
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State Rep. Dennis Bonnen says he's running for Texas House speaker
State Reps. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton (left), and Tom Craddick, R-Midland, on their way to a House Republican Caucus meeting in
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Lawyers for state Sen. Charles Schwertner say forensic review proves explicit texts didn't come from his phone
State Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, on the floor of the Senate on April 5, 2017. Bob Daemmrich for The Texas
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Groups with neutral-sounding names launch Facebook ads against Texas Republicans
Emily Albracht/The Texas Tribune Some political groups on the left are borrowing a tactic from disinformation campaigns, placing ads on
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In campaigns for Texas’ top courts, judicial candidates must rely on party ID
R.K. Sandill, a district judge in Harris County, attends a meet and greet in Sugar Land on Oct. 25, 2018.
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Austin lifts city-wide boil water notice
The Ulrich Water Treatment Plant is one of three City of Austin plants that draws water from the Colorado River.
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