The voting registration deadline for the Texas primaries ended on Monday, and the early voting for primaries starts in less than two weeks on Feb. 17. Among all the races, however, all eyes are on the...

Shenghao “Daniel” Wang has called Austin home since he was 1 year old. After graduating from Harvard Law School, to lead change in his community, Wang returned to the community he grew up in, he said.   Now,...

After almost three decades working in international human rights, civil rights and higher education policy, Robin Lerner is running as a candidate for House District 49 in the Texas Legislature, which...

With five weeks left until the House District 49 Democratic primary, campaign finance reports revealed which candidates raised the most money in their bids to replace state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin,...

Democrats are aiming to flip one of Texas’ U.S. Senate seats for the first time since 1988.  Front-runners for the Democratic nomination, Texas Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, and U.S. Rep. Jasmine...

After working behind the scenes in the Texas Legislature, Gigs Hodges said Democratic lawmakers’ failure to resist Republican bills on abortion pills and bathrooms frustrated her. So Hodges decided to...

Former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, announced he would drop out of the U.S. Senate race’s Democratic primary on Monday, the last day candidates can file paperwork to run for office in Texas. Allred,...

Zohaib “Zo” Qadri, who represents UT and West Campus in the Austin City Council, announced his re-election campaign on Monday, prioritizing affordability, civic engagement and transportation in his...

As the Dec. 8 filing deadline for the attorney general primary election approaches, several people announced their candidacy for the state’s top law enforcement role. The position entails defending the...

In 2009, Josh Reyna walked into the Texas Capitol for the first time as an intern. Sixteen years later, he’s running to represent District 49, which includes UT and West Campus, in the Texas House of...

Sarah Eckhardt, a UT alumna and Texas senator for District 14 who represents Travis County in the State Senate, is running for Texas’ 10th Congressional District, which represents parts of west Austin...

UT alumna Montserrat Garibay started her campaign for Texas House District 49 like any former teacher would: with a notepad, a pencil and plenty of notes. She has spent the first weeks of her campaign...