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2026 Election: Massive Latino turnout, border county reversal fuels Democratic wins
AUSTIN, Texas - A record-setting surge in Latino voter turnout and dramatic double-digit reversals across South Texas border counties helped propel Democrats to sweeping statewide victories in the 2026 midterm elections. By the numbers. The historic outcome followed a massive expansion of the state's electorate, particularly among young voters. According...
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Pamela Mathai, Cynthia Soliz advance to runoff for AISD’s District 9 seat
Pamela Mathai and Cynthia Soliz will face off Dec. 12 in a runoff for Austin ISD’s at-large District 9 seat. The two led the three-candidate race, with Mathai and Soliz each receiving nearly 43% of votes, and Kirk Becker trailing with 14%. The winner will fill the seat left...
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Austin ISD voters re-elect Hunter for District 1, choose Neufeld for District 4
Austin ISD voters re-elected District 1 Trustee Candace Hunter, the lone incumbent on the school board ballot, while Jessica Neufeld easily won the District 4 seat. Hunter, who is 55 and runs a teacher training program at Austin Community College, has served on the school board since 2022. District 1 covers central and northeast Austin and includes Dobie Middle School and Blackshear Elementary.
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Montserrat Garibay wins race for Texas House District 49
Montserrat Garibay easily defeated her opponent Arshia Papari in the race for Texas House District 49. The two were competing for the seat vacated by Gina Hinojosa, who has won her bid to become Texas' next governor, ending decades of Republican control over the state. "I came to this country...
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José Velásquez, Neha Shah headed to runoff in Austin City Council District 3 contest
Incumbent Council Member José Velásquez will be headed to a Dec. 12 runoff against challenger Neha Shah in the race for Austin City Council District 3. Velásquez garnered 47.3% of the vote, while Shah took home 24.7%. Three other candidates also ran to unseat Velásquez: Eduardo Romero received 12.1% of the vote, Brock Skinner received 9.6% and Gavino Fernandez Jr. received 6.3%.
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UT election polling location voting briefly paused due to fire alarm
AUSTIN, Texas - The University of Texas Police Department is asking public for help identifying a person believed to have pulled a fire alarm at the UT Texas Union. UTPD says it is investigating two incidents this morning where the fire alarm was activated at Texas Union, which is being used as an election polling location.
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The Receipts: The investigation into how Taylor parkland became a data center site
TAYLOR, Texas — A tract of land in Taylor that neighbors long believed was meant to become a park is now slated for a data center, and the Texas attorney general is investigating how the property’s intended use changed over time. The Receipts reviewed the original deed, the...
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Five dimensional chess: inside James Talarico’s extraordinary bid to break Texas Democrats’ losing streak
When a young, untested former school teacher stood up to address a modest gathering of local donors in Austin, the state capital of Texas, Wendy Davis felt sorry for him. "Poor kid," she remembers thinking. Then James Talarico began speaking. "He was like five or six sentences in and I...