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U.S. Rep. Van Taylor (R-TX 3rd District) said Wednesday that he was ending his reelection campaign and admitted having an affair following reports that he had been in a relationship with the widow of an American-born recruiter for the Islamic State group.

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.

In America’s largest Republican state, much of the focus will be on the GOP’s rightward lurch.

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

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.

North Texas voters choosing to vote in the Republican primary on March 1 will also be asked to share their opinion on 10 propositions.

Only 13 of the 143 Texas Republican candidates for Congress say they believe Democrat Joe Biden’s election as president was legitimate, according to a newspaper report Wednesday.

Texas began early voting Monday in 2022′s first primary following a rushed rollout of tougher restrictions and the return of hundreds of mail ballots.

When precincts open Monday morning across North Texas, it marks the first opportunity for voters to sort out which party candidates will make it to November.

The mid-term primary in Texas is Tuesday, March 1. Here is who is on the Republican and Democratic ballots in North Texas.

The mid-term primary in Texas is Tuesday, March 1. Here is who is on the Republican ballot in Collin County.

The mid-term primary in Texas is Tuesday, March 1. Here is who is on the Republican ballot in Denton County.

The mid-term primary in Texas is Tuesday, March 1. Here is who is on the Republican ballot in Tarrant County.

The mid-term primary in Texas is Tuesday, March 1. Here is who is on the Republican ballot in Dallas County.

Philip Jankowski with The Dallas Morning News joins NBC 5 to discuss the different approaches Texas political parties are taking when it comes to campaigning during the omicron-fueled COVID-19 surge.

Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke of El Paso announced he’s running for governor. The Democrat spoke to political reporter Julie Fine about what’s ahead for his campaign.

Democrat Beto O’Rourke is running for governor of Texas, pursuing a blue breakthrough in America’s biggest red state after his star-making U.S. Senate campaign in 2018 put him closer than anyone else in decades.

Former congressman Beto O’Rourke is making his Texas gubernatorial run official.

Former congressman Beto O’Rourke is making his Texas gubernatorial run official.

Texas Republicans on Saturday were set to approve redrawn U.S. House maps that would shore up their eroding dominance as voters peel away from the GOP in the state’s booming suburbs.