The endorsement is the only one of the cycle by the former secretary of defense and CIA director.

Mark Miller, a Libertarian running for railroad commissioner, is no fan of the commission’s latest effort to address earthquakes possibly linked to disposal wells for oilfield waste. 

On Tuesday, in an appearance on The Daily Show, which is filming in Austin this week, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, said that "it could have been a better year" in Congress.

Konni Burton, the GOP nominee for the Tarrant County state Senate seat, which is reckoned the only swing district in the chamber, says she's pushing back against negative ads aired by her rival, Libby Willis.

Democrat Wendy Davis, trying to energize young voters on the University of Texas campus in Austin Monday, said she’s seeing hopeful turnout trends despite a torrent of polls that show she’s losing the governor’s race to Attorney General Greg Abbott by double digits.

In his latest television ad, Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott promises greater investment to stop illegal immigration across the Texas-Mexico border.

After news broke on Thursday that a doctor in New York City had tested positive for Ebola, Texas Gov. Rick Perry reached out to the city's mayor, Bill De Blasio, and to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to offer the state's support.

Democratic nominee for governor Wendy Davis emphasizes her humble beginnings as a way of understanding Texas families' struggles in this Spanish TV ad.