The holdup comes as early voting in the March primaries is set to begin Feb. 17. The cards aren’t required to cast a ballot, but they identify voters’ congressional districts, which were redrawn last year.

Republicans are grappling with a stunning Democratic upset: a swing of 30+ points away from the G.O.P. in a deeply conservative part of the state. While the race was local, political operatives are already gaming out the impact on the midterms,

After nearly a year without a representative, voters in Houston’s 18th Congressional district will vote in a runoff between two young Democrats, Christian Menefee, the former county attorney, and Amanda Edwards,

With ballots tallied from all but a handful of voting centers, Rehmet had 57% of the vote, besting the 43% for his GOP opponent, Leigh Wambsganss, who had a massive spending advantage.

Voters get to decide who will appear on the November ballot for a range of elected offices, from governor to the U.S. House and Senate.

Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday that will narrow Republicans' already-slim majority.

Voters will head to the polls Saturday for a special runoff election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat in Texas' 18th Congressional District, deciding between Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards.

Texas Democrats rejoiced Saturday after they flipped a state Senate seat in a district that President Donald Trump carried in 2024 by 17 percentage points, hailing it as a burst of momentum for the midterms in the historically red state.

By Richard Cowan and Robin Respaut WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Votes were still being counted late on Saturday in a Texas special election to fill a vacant U.S. House of Representatives seat. Democrats Christian Menefee,

DALLAS — Democrat Taylor Rehmet may never get the chance to cast a vote from his new seat in the Texas state Senate.