From the Texas battle for U.S. Senate to who’s running to be the state’s next governor, here are the key races — and candidates — to be watching as we head into 2026.

After weeks of speculation, Crockett officially filed to run Monday.

Eckhardt said she was running for Congress earlier this year, but she has since changed her mind.

The former Dallas congressman said he wanted to help his party avoid a runoff. In his campaign to return to the House, he will face U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson, his successor in Congress.

The new map eliminates one of Travis County's two Democrat-held seats and pits Doggett against Rep. Greg Casar.

The state’s top Republicans swiftly praised the Supreme Court’s decision to allow Texas to use its controversial congressional map for the 2026 midterms. The map was designed to give Republicans as many as five new seats in the U.S. House.

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Texas congressional map that may help the GOP win five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterms. A lower court found the map is likely unconstitutional.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, "Henry, I don't know you, but you can sleep well tonight — your nightmare is finally over!"

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. presents an encore presentation of a conversation he had with the late Shirley A. Chisholm.

Texas lawmakers passed the bill, referred to as the “Women’s Privacy Act” by supporters, earlier this year. It requires a person in publicly owned buildings to use restrooms, locker rooms, and similar facilities associated with the gender on their birth certificate. Enforcement of the controversial new law begins this Thursday.