2024 Presidential Election

Now that the 2024 election is over in Texas, the issue of protecting ballot secrecy is receiving renewed attention in the courts and the legislature.

Gilberto Hinojosa, the longtime chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, apologized for saying immigration and transgender rights hurt Democrats at the polls.

President Biden said Thursday that the American people deserve “a peaceful and orderly” transition and urged Americans “no matter who you voted for to see each other not as adversaries, but as fellow Americans.”

Becoming just the second president to be defeated and then reelected to a subsequent term, former President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Harris and will be the 47th president.

The win continues the state’s streak of going red in every presidential election since it went for Jimmy Carter in 1976.

Texans from across the state went to the polls early with plenty on their mind. The Texas Newsroom partnered with other news organizations to hear from a diverse cross-section of voters.

This year early voting coincides with Halloween, which means you may see a ghoul or goblin exercising their right to vote. You too can dress up if you wish.

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Austin and Houston, respectively. Austinites should expect traffic.

People aren’t answering calls for political polls as often as they used to before caller ID. But pollsters are still conducting surveys and putting out the results.

Vice presidential candidates are unlikely to make a fundamental difference in this election, but there were some takeaways from an interesting night.