Rudy Koski

Lt. Governor-elect Vikki Goodwin announced her transition leadership team and spoke about her vision of leadership in the Texas Senate.

An anti-death penalty group is calling for Texas Gov. Gina Hinojosa to stop all executions in Texas.

There hasn’t been a transition of power like this in the state of Texas in 36 years. It could be argued that there has never been one this widespread in modern history.

Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa introduced key members of her transition team Thursday and said she is ready to get to work. It’s a top to bottom political renovation project that also includes two key offices: the attorney general's office and comptroller.

The last major poll before the end of early voting is now out. It shows the senate race remains close and as the only statewide race with a democrat in the lead.

Wait times at most early voting locations were down Wednesday across the Austin metro. It’s unclear if the surge is over, or if it's just a mid-week lull before a Friday dash.

The top candidates on the Texas Midterm ballot are not debating, but two top party leaders spoke to Battleground Texas on Tuesday.

If you've already voted, you may notice the blitz of phone calls and text messages from the campaigns has finally stopped. The reprieve is because of a state law, originally written to prevent fraud at the ballot box.

In the governor's race, the latest Emerson Poll still has Gov. Abbott in the lead. But some political observers say there's a familiar echo from the past on the campaign trail, and history could be on the verge of repeating itself.

The new and conflicting polling numbers come as candidates are about to close out the first week of early voting.