Harris County’s rightward swing on Tuesday gave Republicans 10 judicial benches, the party’s best showing at the courthouse in a decade. Of the 27 state district court races on the ballot, Democrats won 18 of them — but a dozen of those were uncontested.

Donald Trump has clinched victory in the 2024 presidential election, sweeping several critical swing states to secure 301 Electoral College votes in a dramatic and historic night for America.The Republican eliminated his Democratic rival Kamala Harris’s chances of making history as the first female president,