25% of Collin, Tarrant County mail-in ballots being rejected due to new Texas law, officials say

New state requirements have led to more confusion and a higher rate of rejection on both applications and mail-in ballots themselves in counties across North Texas ahead of the March 1 primary.

How to vote by mail under Texas' new voter ID law

A new Texas election law is causing some frustration especially among people who want to vote by mail. Elections officials shared these tips for making sure your application isn't rejected.

Beto vs Abbott: Primary voting just starting, but observers looking ahead to fall matchup

Abbott, running for another term as governor, built up a bankroll of money before O’Rourke even entered the race last November and the likely Democratic nominee unlikely to catchup financially.

Crowded Democratic field battles to replace U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson

With early voting started, voters will finally get their say as to who will replace longtime Congresswoman Johnson in what’s been a Democrat-safe seat for years. Monday was the first time since 1991 that she voted for a candidate in Texas' 30th Congressional District and it wasn’t her name.

Tim O'Hare, Betsy Price frontrunners in Republican primary for Tarrant County Judge

There are five GOP candidates for the open Tarrant County Judge seat, but the front runners are former Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price and former Tarrant County Republican Chair Tim O'Hare.

Tarrant County offers voters free rides to the polls

Voters in Tarrant County can get a free ride to and from the polls during early voting and on election day.

Early voting for Texas primary election starts Monday

Voters in both parties will choose candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general, along with congressional and state legislative seats.

Judge deals Texas narrow defeat over mail-in ballot limits

A federal judge on Friday night handed Texas’ elections overhaul a partial defeat days ahead of 2022′s first primary over rules that criminalize encouraging voters to get a ballot by mail.

North Texas voter guide: 2022 Texas primaries

Early voting starts Monday for local and statewide contests. This is a look at some of the most notable and most competitive contests locally across North Texas and how to find voter information.

2022 Texas Governor election: Democratic, Republican candidate guide

Thirteen candidates will be on the ballot in the March primary, with eight Republicans and five Democrats vying for their party's nomination.

2022 Texas Attorney General election: Democratic, Republican candidate guide

The Democratic and Republican primary elections for Texas Attorney General will take place March 1, 2022. There are four Republican candidates and five Democratic candidates.

Biden moves to split $7 billion in frozen Afghan funds for 9/11 victims

President Joe Biden is expected to move some $7 billion of the Afghan central bank’s assets frozen in the American funding system to fund humanitarian relief in Afghanistan and compensate victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Govt. program does not pay for crack pipes, White House says

The Biden administration says a government grant program to help prevent additional harm to people who use illicit drugs will not pay for safer pipes to smoke crack or meth.

Voters asked to triple pay for Fort Worth city leaders, approve $560M bond package

One of the Fort Worth charter amendments on the May 7 ballot would raise the mayor’s pay from $29,000 a year to around $99,000. City council members would go from $25,000 to nearly $77,000 a year.

McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 'violent insurrection'

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is criticizing the Republican National Committee for censuring two House GOP lawmakers investigating the "violent insurrection" on Jan. 6, 2021, saying it's not the party's job to police the views of lawmakers. 

McConnell disagrees with RNC, calls Jan. 6 riot ‘violent insurrection’

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell explained, “‘It was a violent insurrection with the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election.”

White House science adviser Eric Lander resigns over staff mistreatment

President Joe Biden’s top science adviser Dr. Eric Lander has resigned after the White House confirmed that an internal investigation found credible evidence that he mistreated his staff.