The former Bexar County prosecutor will be the first Democrat to represent the North Side’s Texas House District 121 since 1981. The post San Antonio Democrat Zack Dunn defeats Abbott-backed, pro-voucher state Rep. Marc LaHood appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Democrats need to flip 14 seats to win the lower chamber, which has been under Republican control since 2003. The post Democrats gain ground in Texas House amid generational wave, putting majority within reach appeared first on San Antonio Current.
San Antonio attorney Katy Padilla Stout, a Democrat, beat Republican YouTube gun influencer Brandon Herrera in the heated contest to represent Texas’ 23rd Congressional District. The Associated Press called the race late Tuesday night, with Padilla Stout earning 52.13% of the vote to Herrera’s 43.97% — a margin of 22,237 votes. With her win, Padilla […]
Nirenberg handily won the election after defeating one-term Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai in the Democratic primary. The post Former San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg wins race to serve as Bexar County judge appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Democrats held onto three of the Texas congressional districts redrawn to be more red while picking up new seats elsewhere in the state. The post Texas gerrymander blows up in Republicans’ faces as Dems win U.S. House seats appeared first on San Antonio Current.
The president’s late-night rebuke came the same day he praised Abbott as ‘strong and highly respected.’ The post Greg Abbott lost because he became a RINO, Trump says appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Texas Democrats have won statewide elections for the first time in more than 30 years. The post Texas Democrats flip U.S. Senate seat, take governorship and lieutenant governorship appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Although Gov. Greg Abbott still has greater odds of staying in power, both Kalshi and Polymarket show challenger Gina Hinojosa’s chances took a rapid climb. The post Prediction markets show a tightened race for Texas governor appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Bexar County’s top elections official said the observers are ‘no different’ from other poll watchers and must stay 100 feet from voting locations. The post Justice Department sends monitors to Bexar County polls as it posts observers in every state for first time appeared first on San Antonio Current.
In addition to spending more than $30 million to back Texas Republicans over the years, West Texas oil billionaire Tim Dunn has donated $5 million this cycle to a super PAC backing Republican Mike Rogers’ U.S. Senate campaign in Michigan. The contributions mark Dunn’s first apparent foray into Midwest politics. Dunn’s contributions to the Great […]