A federal jury in Fort Worth convicted Khalwinder Singh Bhengura, an Indian national and lawful permanent resident, of illegally voting in the 2024 presidential election. Bhengura falsely claimed U.S. citizenship on a Texas driver license application and voted in person at the East Library and Recreation Center in Arlington on November 5, 2024.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office sued Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth and her director of communications Irene Nuñez on Thursday, alleging they ran voter awareness advertisements on Facebook and Instagram that targeted certain racial and ethnic groups while excluding others. The lawsuit contends the county clerk's office used Meta's ad tools to intentionally target ads to African-American, Asian, and Latino groups but not other demographics.
$over $40,000 for spending on voter awareness advertisements
Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, recused from investigation; Teneshia Hudspeth, Harris County Clerk; Irene Nuñez, Director of communications, Harris County Clerk's office and 1 more
Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT) filed a lawsuit seeking depositions to identify who sent unsolicited text messages and mailers impersonating the organization. TENT denies involvement and says the campaign violated Texas impersonation laws.
Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT), plaintiff filing pre-suit discovery petition; Mimi Murray Digby Marziani, attorney for TENT; Texas Transgender Student Union LLC, Wyoming-based company named in petition, allegedly coordinated campaign and 2 more
Black women and other Black Texans told outlets they are focused on job availability, affordability, education funding, voting access, and maternal health ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. Young Black women reported concerns about postgraduate employment prospects.
Leila Kuguru, senior political science major at Clark Atlanta University and chair of CAU Votes; Kaylin McGlothen, community engagement director at the Texas Democratic Party; Kendall Scudder, Texas Democratic Party Chair and 2 more
U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico held a rally in Houston on October 21 with over 200 IAM Union and Texas AFL-CIO members, joined by national labor leaders including IAM International President Brian Bryant and AFL-CIO International President Liz Shuler.
James Talarico, U.S. Senate candidate; Brian Bryant, IAM Union International President; Liz Shuler, AFL-CIO International President and 6 more
Dr. Ivan Melendez, Hidalgo County health authority, voted for Trump in 2024 but says he is disappointed by cuts to federal health programs. As Election Day approaches, he remains undecided whether to support Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico or Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Dr. Ivan Melendez, Hidalgo County health authority; James Talarico, Democratic U.S. Senate nominee; Ken Paxton, Republican Attorney General, U.S. Senate candidate
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton canceled his scheduled campaign stop in Tyler on Thursday and instead appeared with Vice President J.D. Vance in Weatherford before a rally in Beaumont. Paxton also canceled morning rallies in El Paso and Texarkana.
Ken Paxton, Republican candidate for U.S. Senator, Texas Attorney General; J.D. Vance, Vice President of the United States; David Stein, Chairman of the Smith County Republican Party and 1 more
Polls conducted in late October show Democrat James Talarico leading Republican Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate race in Texas. A separate poll also shows Democrat Gina Hinojosa leading Republican Greg Abbott in the governor's race.
James Talarico, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate; Ken Paxton, Republican U.S. Senate nominee; Gina Hinojosa, Democratic gubernatorial candidate and 3 more
The 2026 race for Texas comptroller features a Republican, Democrat, Libertarian and Green Party candidate competing to oversee the state's $1 billion school voucher fund (TEFA). Republican Don Huffines, the current comptroller, supports doubling the fund's budget for the next biennium. Democrat Sarah Eckhardt opposes rapid expansion before evaluating program results.
$$1 billion for Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) current fund size
Don Huffines, Republican comptroller candidate and current comptroller; Sarah Eckhardt, Democratic state senator and comptroller candidate; Greg Abbott, Governor who appointed Huffines as comptroller and 3 more