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After the midterm election, Republicans hoped to hold 30 seats in Texas, leaving Democrats with eight. Instead, Republicans ended up with 24 seats and Democrats held 14 seats.
The transition of power in Austin is underway after Gina Hinojosa's win Tuesday night ousted incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott.
Texas voters elected a governor to serve a four-year term overseeing the state's executive branch, implementing laws and shaping policies.
The Texas Secretary of State said more than 4.2 million Texans cast ballots during the first six days of early voting.
The political ground in Tarrant County is red hot, and the battle for Texas' U.S. Senate seat is turning up the heat.
"I voted against a repeal of a constitutional ban on an income tax. That's what I voted against," Hinojosa said.
Cleanview Research found 75% of data centers being built and 80% of data centers in the planning stage are in predominantly GOP states, as public opposition to data centers grows.
Gov. Abbott said, "Her response is really an act of desperation, and it commits a cardinal sin. She thinks that she can fool the voters. Texas voters are not going to be fooled."
Latino Democratic leaders are renewing calls for the Democratic Governors Association to invest more heavily in Texas after a new poll showed Gina Hinojosa narrowly leading Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic gubernatorial candidate are running a tight race. Data center issues are one of the biggest talking points leading up to the midterms.
Four seminal moments prove how the soul of the state's Republican party has transformed from Bush to Trump.
State audits of power and water use could shape new rules lawmakers consider next year.
Abbott's brief remarks were made at the end of a press conference held in Gainesville.
"Simply put, Texans must come first," Gov. Abbott said.
It was not immediately clear when the funds would be transferred. Hospitals were slated to lose $27 million a day.
Both conservative and liberal voices expressed alarm over the post, which showed a photo of UT Austin students at a recent football game.
A new poll released last week shows Hinojosa trailing three-term Republican incumbent Greg Abbott by five percentage points
Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop a statewide framework that would give students the option to earn certain bachelor's degrees in three years.
Abbott will be joined by state lawmakers and stock exchange leaders as he delivers remarks and rings the closing bell.
A federal judge on Wednesday denied Minnesota's request for a temporary restraining order to halt the release of the ICE agent sought for extradition in a shooting earlier this year in north Minneapolis amid Operation Metro Surge, and then lying about the circumstances under oath.
Backlash against data centers has become a political buzzsaw in Texas in time for the November election.
Even though the state legislature is not in session, lawmakers held a hearing last week on the controversial facilities at the Capitol, where Texans expressed their concerns.
Some groups have filed lawsuits and emergency injunctions to keep the government from doing construction projects in the national nark.
Many people across the state, including suburban and rural Texans, are unhappy about data centers, particularly AI data centers.
A recent poll shows the majority of Texans support requiring large AI data centers to disclose water use and fund their own power grid upgrades.
