/tags/2022-primaries 2022 Primaries en-US Copyright Wed, 25 May 2022 12:00:21 GMT /texas-news/2022-05-25/incumbent-republicans-paxton-and-christian-easily-punch-ticket-to-november-election-in-tuesdays-runoffs Paxton will face Brownsville native Rochelle Garza in November. Wed, 25 May 2022 12:00:21 GMT /texas-news/2022-05-25/incumbent-republicans-paxton-and-christian-easily-punch-ticket-to-november-election-in-tuesdays-runoffs Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /government/2022-05-24/live-results-may-24-primary-runoff-election Polls closed at 7pm, here are the latest updates on all the races in the North Texas 2022 primary runoff. Wed, 25 May 2022 00:27:15 GMT /government/2022-05-24/live-results-may-24-primary-runoff-election ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº /texas-news/2022-05-24/texans-head-back-to-the-polls-for-todays-runoff-election The May 24 runoff features several high-profile contests for statewide offices, including Republican and Democratic runoffs for attorney general and the state’s land commissioner. Tue, 24 May 2022 12:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-05-24/texans-head-back-to-the-polls-for-todays-runoff-election Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /government/2022-05-20/your-spring-2021-north-texas-voter-guide While the spring election hasn’t received as much attention as last November’s presidential and state Legislative contests, the candidates on the ballot potentially have much more influence on residents’ day-to-day lives. Here’s what you need to know about the May 1 election. Fri, 20 May 2022 14:00:00 GMT /government/2022-05-20/your-spring-2021-north-texas-voter-guide ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº /texas-news/2022-04-25/cant-get-enough-of-elections-may-offers-two-opportunities-to-vote Voters in Texas can decide on several local ballot initiatives — plus two constitutional amendments — on May 7 before heading back to the polls on May 24 for primary runoff elections. Mon, 25 Apr 2022 19:30:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-04-25/cant-get-enough-of-elections-may-offers-two-opportunities-to-vote Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /government/2022-04-25/your-spring-2021-north-texas-voter-guide While the spring election hasn’t received as much attention as last November’s presidential and state Legislative contests, the candidates on the ballot potentially have much more influence on residents’ day-to-day lives. Here’s what you need to know about the May 1 election. Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:30:16 GMT /government/2022-04-25/your-spring-2021-north-texas-voter-guide ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº /politics/2022-04-06/almost-25-000-mail-in-ballots-were-rejected-in-texas-during-the-march-1-primary-election According to the state, 12.87% of Democratic mail-in ballots were rejected, and 11.77% of Republican ballots were rejected. Wed, 06 Apr 2022 18:28:04 GMT /politics/2022-04-06/almost-25-000-mail-in-ballots-were-rejected-in-texas-during-the-march-1-primary-election Ashley Lopez | KUT /texas-news/2022-03-23/democrats-take-redistricting-challenge-to-texas-supreme-court Attorneys for the Mexican American Legislative Caucus took their latest challenge to Texas’s new political maps to the state’s high court. They argue lawmakers violated the Texas Constitution when drawing state house districts in the Rio Grande Valley. Wed, 23 Mar 2022 23:08:21 GMT /texas-news/2022-03-23/democrats-take-redistricting-challenge-to-texas-supreme-court Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /2022-elections/2022-03-14/orourke-calls-gov-abbott-a-thug-and-an-authoritarian The Democratic nominee for governor slammed the Republican incumbent in harsh terms, presaging a bitter lead-up to an election nearly eight months away. Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:30:00 GMT /2022-elections/2022-03-14/orourke-calls-gov-abbott-a-thug-and-an-authoritarian Sewell Chan | The Texas Tribune /2022-elections/2022-03-12/its-official-texas-new-voting-law-led-to-higher-rejection-rates-for-mail-in-ballots-in-central Local election officials say a higher percentage of voters than normal had their ballots rejected because of ID issues. Sat, 12 Mar 2022 14:00:00 GMT /2022-elections/2022-03-12/its-official-texas-new-voting-law-led-to-higher-rejection-rates-for-mail-in-ballots-in-central Ashley Lopez