San Antonio voters nix city manager pay cap, increase salaries for mayor and council
San Antonio voters passed all six city-charter propositions on the ballot this election cycle by considerable margins, according to poll numbers available late Tuesday. Indeed, voters showed strong support for Prop C, the most hotly contested of those propositions, which would uncap the city manager
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Monica De La Cruz retains GOP control of South Texas congressional district
Sign up for the We the Texans newsletter to receive twice-monthly updates on our year-long initiative dedicated to boosting civic engagement and chronicling how democracy is experienced in Texas. U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz defeated Democrat Michelle Vallejo on Tuesday, according to the Associated P
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Texas Democrat Colin Allred falls short of taking Ted Cruz's Senate seat
Close. But, once again, no cigar. Like fellow Democrat Beto O'Rourke six years ago, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred ginned up excitement about the prospect of unseating Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, then fell short.
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Donald Trump wins Texas’ 40 electoral votes
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas voters went for Donald Trump on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, giving the Republican nominee the state’s 40 electoral votes and continuing its streak of goi
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