This Week in Texas: Harris County Judge Candidates, Voter 'Suspense' List
This Week in Texas, we speak with both candidates for Harris County Judge, Republican nominee Orlando Sanchez and Democratic nominee Letitia Plummer.
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Vice President JD Vance says Iran fight isn't a 'war' as Trump tries to navigate unpopular conflict as election nears
Vice President JD Vance says he wouldn't call the U.S. conflict with Iran a “war,” despite recent escalations.
Tarrant County’s November elections will have 92 fewer places to cast ballots than 2022
County commissioners vote Tuesday on a list of polling sites for the November midterms.
Trump again appeals to Supreme Court on mail-voting restrictions with midterm elections looming
The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reject an order by a federal judge that halts it from implementing a new rule regulating mail ballots,...
Republican Midterm Convention schedule: Trump, Vance and what happens each night
The RNC released full schedule details for its Midterm Convention in Dallas, featuring keynotes from President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance ahead of November elections....
More than a million Texans are on voter suspense lists, face Oct. 5 deadline to update addresses
Voters on suspense lists who don’t meet the Oct. 5 deadline may still vote in the midterm elections, but they will have to fill out additional paperwork on Election Day to confirm their new addresses....
Middleton leads Johnson in race for Texas attorney general, but the contest is unusually close
State Sen. Mayes Middleton spent lavishly to capture the Republican nomination and build statewide name recognition. But the most recent polling shows him just five percentage points ahead of Democratic state Sen. Nathan Johnson — with more than a fifth of voters still undecided....
Tarrant County removes 92 polling sites ahead of November election
Historically a Republican stronghold, Tarrant County has emerged as a key battleground as voters narrowly supported Democratic candidates at the top of the statewide ballot in recent elections....
Judge Dolores Lozano among 300,000 Harris County voters on suspense list
Judge Dolores Lozano tells ABC13 she was quite surprised when she checked her voter-registration status over the weekend and found it listed as "suspense."...
Texas Killing Fields trial: Jury selection starts Monday for criminal trial
Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the first criminal trial directly tied to the deaths of women whose bodies were found in the area known as the Texas Killing Fields....
Over 1 million Texans are on the voter suspense list; check your voter status
Nearly two months before Election Day, more than one million Texans have been placed on a list that could lead to complications at the polls.
Canadian council considers changing street named after Trump to Taco Avenue
A Canadian city council is considering renaming a street named after US President Donald Trump to “Obama Avenue” or “Taco Avenue.”
More than 1.2 million Texas voter registrations are flagged. Here’s what voters should know
The designation doesn’t mean a voter is ineligible. Here’s how to check your registration and make sure you’re ready to vote.
Fort Bend commissioners vote to shift legal staff, funding from county attorney’s office
Critics say the move weakens the independence of country lawyers by transferring resources from the elected county attorney's office to a separate civil legal department that reports strictly to Commissioners Court....
Fort Bend Commissioners Court cuts judges, guts county attorney's office in ongoing dispute
After voting to gut associate judge positions and restructure the county's attorney's office, Commissioner Andy Meyers walked right past ABC13's cameras without commenting....
Democratic states file new lawsuit seeking to block Trump’s order limiting mail voting in midterms
Democratic-controlled states filed another lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to limit mail voting in this year's midterm elections....
Erick Lopez, deported to Honduras after HPD traffic stop, misses the ‘freedom’ of his life in Houston
Lopez was one of at least 19 people HPD handed over to ICE from April through June. On Tuesday, HPD Chief Noe Diaz was slated to face questions from a city council committee about the coordination — but he skipped the meeting....
Fulshear council proposes a tax rate increase that would be one of the largest in years
Fulshear city leaders said there are two things driving what could be one of the largest tax rate increases in years: less construction and a voter-approved bond....
Galveston County constable, residents urge Texas Supreme Court to block county’s new precinct map
The plaintiffs asked the state's highest civil court to block Galveston County’s new precinct boundaries ahead of the November election. The maps were changed on June 29, after the March primary election....