Texas nationalist leader Daniel Miller said his group was seeking "political, cultural and economic independence" for the state.

The signs of a political shift in the reliably blue counties that line Texas’s southern border with Mexico had been coming. Local GOP offices were emerging in places like Starr County that had not voted for a Republican for president in a century.

The longtime leader of the Texas Democratic Party is stepping down. Gilberto Hinojosa's announcement Friday comes after another election cycle of lopsided defeats for Texas Democrats.

Cruz beat his challenger by 9 points, while Trump prevailed over his by 14 points. Still, Cruz performed better this year than he did in 2018

"In the days and weeks to come, it is imperative that our Democratic leaders across the country reevaluate what is best for our party," Hinojosa said.

After the nomination of President-elect Donald Trump, many are wondering if a recount will take place. Here's what state law says.

The Texas senator was reelected by a nine-point margin, compared to the president-elect's 14-point win in the Lone Star State.

Most U.S. counties shifted at least a little bit to the right on Election Day compared to 2020, but of the 15 that have lurched the farthest over the past two presidential elections, 14 are majority Hispanic or Latino. Thirteen of those are in Texas, and the 14th is Florida’s Miami-Dade, one of the most populous counties in the country.

On Nov. 5, Texas voters will choose the next president, a U.S. Senator, and candidates for federal, state, and local offices. Follow our live updates.

Donald Trump outperformed his 2020 campaign in Central Texas on his way to winning the state for the third consecutive presidential election.

View live results of the Texas presidential election. See maps of county-by-county presidential election results in the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

In Starr County, where Bazán lives, voters just backed a Republican presidential candidate for the first time in a century. The predominantly Hispanic and working-class rural county, where the median household income of $36,000 is one of the lowest in the nation, gave Trump a 16 percentage-point victory margin over Vice President Kamala Harris.