News outlets published election guides covering local races in Greater Houston and information about the 2026 Texas governor's race and the role of the governor's office.
Tyler Morning Telegraph / Texas TribunePublished governor's race information
The facts
Click2Houston guide covers local elections in Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller counties.1
Crosby ISD trustee elections for Districts 1, 3, 4 and 5 were canceled after candidates were certified as unopposed.1
Galveston ISD canceled November trustee elections for Districts 5-E and 6-F after candidates were certified as unopposed.1
North Harris County Regional Water Authority directors David Barker (District 2) and Melissa L. Rowell (District 3) were listed as unopposed candidates declared elected.1
Texas governor serves as chief executive, implements state laws and makes biennial budget recommendations to the Legislature.2
Governor has power to veto bills, issue executive orders and disaster declarations, and call special legislative sessions.2
Governor is responsible for calling special elections or filling vacancies when officials resign or die.2
Texas is the world's 8th largest economy and currently the largest state led by Republicans.2
How they headlined it
The same event, as each outlet put it. Marked words appear in only one outlet's headline.
Who is running in Greater Houston in the November election? A guide to the 2026 local ballot
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Governor Greg Abbott held a campaign rally in Temple at Clem Mikeska's Bar-B-Q to encourage voter turnout during early voting. Abbott promoted his economic record, affordability agenda, and border security plans while encouraging supporters to use his mobile app to contact other voters.
Greg Abbott, Governor; Hillary Hickland, State Representative; Brad Buckley, State Representative and 1 more
Republican Orlando Sanchez and Democrat Letitia Plummer debated Thursday as candidates for Harris County judge, discussing immigration enforcement, surveillance cameras, and the Astrodome's future before the November 3 election.
$Sanchez stated Harris County property tax rate rose 60% over eight years and 41% in last 36 months; Plummer criticized 287(g) agreement as unfunded mandate.
Orlando Sanchez, Republican candidate for Harris County judge; Letitia Plummer, Democrat candidate for Harris County judge; Houston Public Media, Debate presenter and 3 more
Reports of voters experiencing touchscreen voting machine errors have circulated on social media during early voting in November midterm elections. Election officials say the issues are nearly always user error or screen miscalibration, not election tampering.
David Becker, Executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research; Election officials, Officials commenting on touchscreen voting machine reports
More than 700,000 Texans cast ballots in the first three days of early voting, with election officials reporting strong turnout and smooth operations despite a voter registration backlog linked to Texas Department of Public Safety software issues.
Texas Secretary of State's Office, reported ballot count; Christopher Lynch, Rockwall County elections administrator
Digital Freedom Fund, a Super PAC launched by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss in 2025, reported spending more than $81,000 on direct mail ads supporting Republican Ken Paxton and opposing Democrat James Talarico in the Texas Senate race, with early voting already underway.
$more than $81,000 for ad spending on direct mail media
Digital Freedom Fund, Super PAC spending on ads; Cameron Winklevoss, Co-founder of Digital Freedom Fund; Tyler Winklevoss, Co-founder of Digital Freedom Fund and 2 more
President Donald Trump canceled a planned rally in Waco and will instead hold rallies in Corpus Christi and Lubbock on October 27 to support Republican candidates in the midterm elections.
President Donald Trump, Candidate/campaigner holding rallies; Ken Paxton, Republican U.S. Senate candidate; Eric Flores, Republican congressional candidate in South Texas and 5 more
Eight major-party candidates are running for four seats in Bexar County's congressional delegation in the November 3, 2026 election, following redistricting that reduced the county's representation from five to four members and redrawn 43% of residents into new districts.
Joaquin Castro, Democratic U.S. Representative, seeking reelection to eighth term; Edgardo Baez, Republican first-time candidate; Chip Roy, Incumbent U.S. Representative, chose not to seek reelection and 2 more