How to register to vote in Texas

The deadline to register to vote in this November's election is Tuesday, Oct. 11.

Dallas County Elections Office struggling to hire enough poll workers

Early voting starts in three weeks, and election offices across the state are still dealing with the fallout from the 2020 election. North Texas election officials say they are ready for the midterms and have plans in place to address issues that have bogged down preparations.

Tarrant County opens voting machine tests to the public for the first time

The state-mandated test of the county's system was opened to the public for the first time, giving voters an up-close look at the county's overall elections and vote counting process.

Collin County seeing notable decline in mail-in ballot requests ahead of midterm elections

The deadline to register to vote in Texas is soon. And while some North Texas counties have not seen a huge spike in new voters, Collin County is seeing a noticeable decline in mail-in ballot requests.

Marijuana laws by state in 2022

A state-by-state look at marijuana laws in the United States, including which states have legalized cannabis, those with no access at all, and the handful that will vote on the issue in November.

'Fund the police': Biden outlines crime plan, pushes assault weapons ban

Democrats and Republicans worked together in a rare effort to pass gun safety legislation earlier this year after massacres in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.

County leaders divided over adding polling location at Dallas County jail

With the midterm election less than three months away, there's talk in Dallas County about adding a new polling location in the county jail. County commissioners are divided on the issue, but the ultimate decision is with the sheriff.

Rep. Liz Cheney defeated in Wyoming GOP primary

Liz Cheney's political future beyond Capitol Hill could include a 2024 presidential run, potentially putting her on another collision course with Trump.

Facebook owner Meta trims efforts to thwart voting misinformation

The pivot is raising alarm about Meta’s priorities and about how some might exploit the world’s most popular social media platforms to spread misleading claims, launch fake accounts and rile up partisan extremists.

Dick Cheney calls Trump a 'coward' in ad for daughter Liz

"There has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump," the former VP said. “He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him."

Pa. Senate primary: Oz, McCormick race heads into recount

Pennsylvania’s top election official says the margin between the top two candidates in last week’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate is tight enough to trigger a recount.

Lee Merritt out of Democratic primary for Texas attorney general

Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt, of Plano, is no longer in the race for the democratic nomination for Texas attorney general.

2022 Texas Primary Election: 10,000 mail-in ballots not added into Harris Co. original election night count

According to Harris Co. Election Officials, about 10,000 mail-in ballots from 6,000 Democratic voters and 4,000 Republican voters were not added into the original Election Night count.

Texas attorney general Democratic primary votes still being counted

It’s been three days since primary election day, but it’s still not clear who will be in a runoff among Democrats for Texas attorney general.

Harris County Primary Election vote count completed following lawsuit

Harris County has released the county’s unofficial election results from the March 1 primary following a pause in the ballot counting on Wednesday evening when a lawsuit was filed.

Rep. Van Taylor admits affair, abandons U.S. House reelection bid

A report says the mistress Van Taylor was involved with is a former jihadist who was living in North Texas and met Taylor when she wanted to get involved in helping fight Islamic extremism.