PRIMARY ELECTION

Two of Congress’ staunchest conservatives repelled more centrist challengers to lock up Republican nominations on Tuesday.

One of the last remaining anti-abortion Democrats in Congress was facing his toughest primary challenge yet in Tuesday’s runoff.

Early voting for the May 24 primary runoff begins Monday and runs through the end of the week.

Early voting starts for the May 7 election, while ballots will vary from city to city, all Texans are asked to weigh in on two proposed amendments to the state constitution.

April 7 is the last day to register to vote in the upcoming May 7 local elections in Texas.

Voting rights groups went before Congress on Wednesday and lashed out at Texas’ tougher new voting laws during a Thursday congressional hearing following tens of thousands of rejected mail ballots – an unusually high number – earlier this month in the nation’s first primary of 2022.

More than 27,000 mail ballots in Texas were flagged for rejection in the first test of new voting restrictions enacted across the U.S., jeopardizing votes cast by Democrats and Republicans alike and in counties big and small.

Texas Republicans promised new voting rules would make it “easier to vote and harder to cheat.” But as the dust settled Wednesday on the nation’s first primary, voters in both parties had their ballots caught by the changes.

The Texas primary is now technically in the books, but some of the results still were not in by Wednesday morning.

The Texas primary is technically in the books, but some of the results are not in yet.

Democratic challenger Jessica Cisneros, a 28-year-old immigration attorney running for Congress with heavy support from progressives, has forced a primary runoff against U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar in South Texas.

U.S. Rep. Van Taylor has been forced into a Republican primary runoff in his North Texas district by former Collin County Judge Keith Self.

After months of candidates trying to get your vote in the primary election– the day is just about here. Tomorrow is the Texas primary.

The 2022 midterm election season opens Tuesday in Texas, where voters will pick their nominees for governor, attorney general, congressional seats and more.

Three Republican challengers hoping to unseat incumbent Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) took part in a debate Thursday night. The debate was hosted by Spectrum News 1 and their anchor Brett Shipp. Patrick Svitek, of the Texas Tribune, and Gromer Jeffers, of The Dallas Morning News and NBC 5’s Lone Star Politics, asked questions.

Robert T. Garrett with The Dallas Morning News joins NBC 5 to discuss the latest polling for the March Primary Election.

New polling from the Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler shows the number of undecided voters shrinking as we near the March 1 primary.

Primary elections are underway in Texas and a North Texas group is trying to help ensure every vote is counted.

Primary elections are underway in Texas and a North Texas group is trying to help ensure every vote is counted.

Medical students at the TCU School of Medicine helped 50 students from Fort Worth’s Stop 6 neighborhood live their sneaker dreams at a Hurst Foot Locker on Saturday.