The filing deadline to run for primary ballots closed last night. Here's where all of the key Texas state battleground races stand.
Texas House Rep. Roland Gutierrez announced over the weekend his intentions to run as a Democratic challenger to Republican incumbent Pete Flores in a critical Texas Senate race.
The new property tax law, which kicks in next year, limits increases at 3.5 percent for local governments and 2.5 percent for school districts with anything above requiring voter approval.
Flores, who won a surprise special election last year, holds the most pivotal seat for Texas Senate Republicans going into 2020.
With a number of open seats and highly competitive districts, here's a look at how some of the races across Texas are shaping up in our Battleground Update series.
Senator Pete Flores discusses his special election in 2018, what the path to reelection looks like, and the need to draw attention to the border crisis.
Sen. Pete Flores will find himself under heavy fire in 2020 as Democrats try and reclaim the seat they lost during a special election.
With the passage of Senate Bill 2, the Texas Legislature is one step closer to curtailing property tax increases.
