The runoff elections are coming up May 27 and early voting is underway. Before you head to the voting booth, get up to speed on the various races by listening to our ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº Election Special.

Credit Daniel Kramer/Michael Stravato / Texas Tribune
/
Texas Tribune
and joined ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº's Shelley Kofler in the studio. ( Follow Follow )
We’ll preview several of the heated races:
- The featuring incumbent David Dewhurst and State Sen. Dan Patrick. The race has been particularly nasty, featuring a and Dewhurst sat down with ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº earlier this month to talk about
- Will Rep. Dan Branch of Dallas or State Sen. Ken Paxton of McKinney win the
- At age 91, Ralph Hall is the oldest person in Congress – How will he fare next week in his runoff?
- What do the runoffs show about the
- Where does this leave Democrats? And why are we hearing so little about the contested Democratic races, including the
Learn more
- Catch up on the various races on the
- Take a look at sample ballots on North Texas county election sites: ; and
- Here are voter guides from, the and the .