McKinney voters have elected to remove city council member La’Shadion Shemwell from office after a series of controversies involving race and policing in the city. With nearly all Collin County precincts reporting Tuesday, more than 70% of voters supported North Texas’ first successful recall of a sitting council member in at least a decade. At a city council meeting Tuesday …

Austin Rep. Chip Roy, a freshman Republican, won an expensive fight Tuesday to keep his seat in Congress from going to former Democratic state Rep. Wendy Davis. It was a titanic clash between two polarizing partisans. Roy leaned into his firebrand status during his first term in Congress, sometimes clashing with his own party over the COVID-19 response and other …

Eight-term GOP Rep. Michael McCaul of Austin has defeated Democrat Mike Siegel, a former Austin assistant city attorney who conceded late Tuesday. Siegel came out of nowhere in 2018 to come within 5 points of beating McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. This year’s rematch was even more heated, with both candidates slugging away at each …

Houston Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, a freshman Democrat, fended off Republican Wesley Hunt, an Army veteran, in a district that she wrested in 2018 from longtime incumbent GOP Rep. John Culberson, according to the Associated Press. In the race’s final days, the dominant topic was energy policy. Hunt sought to tie Fletcher to former Vice President Joe Biden’s pledge in a …

Republican Beth Van Duyne declared victory late Tuesday over Democrat Candace Valenzuela, holding a conservative firewall in one of Texas’ most closely watched open congressional races. Van Duyne, the former Irving mayor, led narrowly in the suburban district between Dallas and Fort Worth that had become increasingly competitive and stop the party’s erosion in the U.S. House of Representatives. Winning …

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump survived a scare in Texas, though Election Day ended without a verdict on whether his tumultuous presidency will continue for another term – or of the huge blue wave that Joe Biden’s supporters had hoped for. The former vice president held a substantial lead in national polls before the polls opened but that didn’t translate into …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In a race that has drawn attention across the country, incumbent U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw is projected to defeat Democratic candidate Sima Ladjevardian in Texas’ 2nd Congressional district. TX-2 is known for its uncommon shape, encircling much of the Houston area and including parts of Montrose, Rice Village, Kingwood, Humble, Atascocita and Spring. The district is …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you’re worried about not having a ride to the polls this year, there are plenty of options to get you there. METRO is offering free round-trip services on Election Day, Nov. 3. The complimentary trips are provided by buses, METRORail, METROLift, and METRORapid. You’ll need to let your bus driver know that you’re headed to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — For most of us, voting is a pretty standard affair: Show up to a neighborhood school, church or municipal building, cast your ballot and be on your way. However, if you’re looking to vote in a more unique setting, these are Houston’s most bizarre picks. A neighborhood affair In one Houston neighborhood, voting might as well …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — UDPATE: The Harris County Sheriff’s Office reports Ashley Miralda has been found safe and returned home to her family. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to find a 12-year-old girl who went missing from her home Monday night. Ashley Miralda was last seen at 8:30 p.m. in the 300 block of Parramatta …