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Their housing costs are low because they took advantage of pandemic interest rates. They like watching free movies and buying season passes to amusement parks.

Some vocal Texas voters say they want to get rid of politicians who've served the state for decades. Much of that sentiment can be boiled down to a preference for younger candidates with new energy 鈥� or even older ones who buck long-held status quo.

From Austin to Lubbock to Houston, we asked Texans what's motivating them to vote early in Texas' 2026 party primaries 鈥� plus the biggest issues on their minds this election year.

Government sources and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned.

Three Democrats want to bring new ideas to the role of Lieutenant Governor of Texas. But no matter who wins March's Democratic primary, they'll face an uphill battle running against incumbent Republican Dan Patrick in November.

A year after the state blocked transgender Texans from updating their state IDs, it has collected information on more than 100 people who have tried. Officials won't say what they're using the list for.

From the Texas battle for U.S. Senate to who's running to be the state's next governor, here are the key races 鈥� and candidates 鈥� to be watching as we head into 2026.

A three-judge panel in El Paso will continue hearing arguments in a lawsuit challenging the controversial new map of Texas' congressional districts. Ultimately, their decision will determine whether Texas can use the new map for the 2026 midterm elections.

The complaints are being reviewed by the Texas Education Agency, but some firings and suspensions have already occurred independently at Texas schools throughout the state.

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed last week at Utah Valley University. Authorities have called the killing a 鈥減olitical assassination.鈥�

Musk said his proposal to build tunnels to address Houston's chronic flooding woes would work, after an investigation raised questions about the plan's effectiveness. But experts say his plan has key technical and logistical challenges.

After protests, a two-week quorum break and out-of-state pressure, the Texas House passed a new map for the state's congressional districts on Wednesday. The bill now proceeds to the Texas Senate, which is weighing a slightly different redistricting map.