2010 Midterm Elections

People voted all Republican or all Democratic at the highest rate of any gubernatorial election in twelve years, according to a study by Austin Community…

Some well-known Central Texas Democrats lost their seats tonight. In the U.S. House race for District 17, Chet Edwards lost to Republican Bill Flores, a…

With tonight's passage of the $90 million transportation bond, the city of Austin can expect to see new construction projects around the city. Hill Abell…

We were messing around on this new news blog of ours when the Statesman's Gardner Selby shot us an email to let us know we can embed their fact checking…

If all goes according to plan, the biggest news stories won't be written until after the polls close at 7 o'clock tonight. But here's some of what's being…

As Austinites head to the polls tomorrow, political campaigns around the county are already handicapping the election, based on turnout for early voting.…

Texas is staring down the barrel of a budget shortfall that could reach $25 billion or higher. It's a staggering figure, considering that California was…

The Travis County Clerk says she's looking to hire dozens of people for Election Day.“We have a critical need for about 100 election workers,” Travis…

It's a secret trick of the news business. Nothing interesting to report during an election campaign? Commission a poll! Congratulations, you just bought…

The Texas Republican Party just revealed the location of its election night celebration: the Texas Disposal Systems Exotic Game Ranch. TDS owns a large…