Democrat Alisa Simmons won the Tarrant County executive race against incumbent Republican Tim O'Hare on November 3, 2026. Her victory was part of a larger Democratic shift in the county that produced a new Democratic majority on the commissioners court and a Democratic district attorney. The win came after Republicans gerrymandered local electoral maps in the previous year, prompting Simmons to run countywide instead of seeking reelection in her redrawn district.
Counties: Tarrant
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Anna voters approved Proposition A on November 3, authorizing the city to issue up to $60 million in bonds for street construction, improvements, sidewalks, curbs, drainage and accessibility upgrades. The measure passed with approximately 51% of the vote.
$60 million for general obligation bonds for street capital improvement projects
Pete Cain, Mayor of Anna
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Matthew Shane Zachary was arrested and charged with murder in connection with a homicide at a residence in Gaines County. The Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers are leading the investigation with assistance from the Gaines County Sheriff's Office.
$750,000 for bond
Matthew Shane Zachary, Suspect arrested and charged with murder; Gaines County Sheriff's Office, Law enforcement investigating homicide; Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers, Leading the investigation
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Texas governor-elect Gina Hinojosa said in a CNN interview that the state should pause work with data centers until protections for residents are in place. She promised to introduce laws to change the state's approach and said communities should have a role in deciding whether data centers are built there.
Gina Hinojosa, Texas governor-elect; Jake Tapper, CNN interviewer
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T. Cullen Davis, a Texas oil tycoon acquitted in 1970s murder and murder-for-hire trials, died Friday at his Fort Worth-area home. He was 93.
T. Cullen Davis, Texas oil tycoon who died; Trey Davis, son of T. Cullen Davis; Richard 'Racehorse' Haynes, Davis' attorney and 4 more
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Democrats in the Texas Legislature filed legislation Monday as bill filing opened for the 2027 session. Proposals included Medicaid expansion, minimum wage increases, ending data center tax breaks, banning Flock cameras, repealing ICE partnership requirements for sheriffs, forbidding border wall construction at state parks, ending school vouchers, boosting per-pupil school funding, legalizing marijuana, and building high-speed rail from Dallas to San Antonio.
up to $10 billion a year for medicaid expansion annual funding to Texas
State Rep. John Bucy, D-Austin, filed Medicaid expansion bill; State Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, filed companion Medicaid bill; Rep. Jolanda Jones, D-Houston, filed school nurse notification bill and 3 more
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El Paso County Sheriff's Office arrested 38-year-old Laron Lenard Watts and charged him with theft of property valued at $150,000 or more after he reportedly refused to return a shipment of fiber-optic cable, trailer, and container worth $155,000 total following a payment dispute.
$155,000 for estimated value of property (shipping container, trailer chassis, fiber-optic cable)
Laron Lenard Watts, 38-year-old man arrested and charged with theft; El Paso County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement agency conducting investigation and making arrest
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Texas is considering a moratorium on new data centers while studying their effects on the electrical grid. Researchers found that synchronized battery systems and data center backup power devices cause regular frequency drops in power grids, though not considered an immediate threat to stability.
Governor Greg Abbott, Governor; Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Grid operator; Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), Regulatory body and 2 more
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The Texas Water Development Board reports drought conditions in Texas fell to 61% as of November 3, down from 68% the previous week. Improvements in the Panhandle, Central, and West Texas outpaced degradations in East Texas.
Texas Water Development Board, reported drought map and conditions data
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