SAN ANTONIO — The signs of a political shift in the reliably blue counties that line Texas’s southern border with Mexico had been coming. Local Republican offices were emerging in places like Starr County that had not voted for a Democrat for president ...

In Starr County, where Bazán lives, voters just backed a Republican presidential candidate for the first time in a century. The predominantly Hispanic and working-class rural county, where the median household income of $36,000 is one of the lowest in the nation, gave Trump a 16 percentage-point victory margin over Vice President Kamala Harris.

The longtime leader of the Texas Democratic Party is stepping down. Gilberto Hinojosa's announcement Friday comes after another election cycle of lopsided defeats for Texas Democrats.

"In the days and weeks to come, it is imperative that our Democratic leaders across the country reevaluate what is best for our party," Hinojosa said.

With the stakes rising on bowl eligibility in college football, teams are getting creative with uniform combinations in Week 11. After returning to the win column with a Week 10 victory over the Iowa State Cyclones,

Cruz beat his challenger by 9 points, while Trump prevailed over his by 14 points. Still, Cruz performed better this year than he did in 2018

Ted Cruz’s daughter was spotted grimacing as she snapped at her mom “don’t clap for that” as the Texas senator praised Donald Trump ahead of his 2024 presidential election victory. Cruz took to the stage in Houston to address supporters as he celebrated his third term in the Senate after defeating Democratic challenger Colin Allred with 53 percent of the vote,

Cruz’s comments were met with disgust from his daughter, as she told her mother and audience members “Don’t clap for that”. The Independent is the world’s most free-thin