North Texans to decide several competitive congressional, state legislature races

The battle for control of the Texas House is closer than it's been in years after Democrats made significant gains in 2018. But they must still flip nine seats to gain a majority.

2020 election: Here’s when results might come in 6 key battleground states

The six hotly contested battleground states — Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — are expected to have extremely tight outcomes and many experts agree that they are most likely going to determine the election result.

Voters to decide on several local school bond proposals

The school districts in Dallas, Fort Worth and Arlington are asking voters for permission to either borrow money or increase taxes to fund things like teacher pay, technology and new facilities.

North Texas leaders fully prepared for Election Day as more record numbers expected

In a year when so many things have gone wrong, elections officials in DFW are reassuring voters that so far ballots are being cast in record number without major issue.

Sen. John Cornyn expected to beat challenger MJ Hegar, latest polls show

Regardless of the result in the Senate race, this will be a historic election when it comes to voter turnout. Both MJ Hegar and John Cornyn believe their voters are energized and will give them a win Tuesday night.

Downtown Dallas businesses board up, add security ahead of Election Day

Dallas PD says it has activated its emergency operations center. The county judge has said there haven't been any credible threats of violence. Still, many downtown business owners and residents are preparing for possible protests.

Gulf storm damage from Zeta causes polling place moves ahead of 2020 election

Storm destruction caused polling places to be moved in Louisiana, and utility companies and election officials scrambled to restore power, or make sure generators were available, at polling places in Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.

'Trump Train' blocks traffic on major roadways in NY, NJ

Car caravans full of supporters of President Donald Trump hit the road Sunday afternoon, blocking traffic along several major roadways in New York and New Jersey.

Oregon could become 1st US state to decriminalize cocaine, heroin, other hard drugs

Oregon could be the first state in the US to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine, LSD and other hard drugs. Instead of being arrested, the users would have the option of paying $100 fines or attending free addiction recovery centers.

Tarrant County dealing with a shortage of ballot board members

Tarrant County is adding more ballot board volunteers because of a shortage and the urgent need to finish counting defective ballots.

Trump says supporters who surrounded Biden campaign bus 'did nothing wrong'

President Donald Trump said the FBI should stop investigating an incident in which his supporters were seen surrounding a Biden campaign bus in Texas, saying, "In my opinion, these patriots did nothing wrong."