The Associated Press called the race shortly after 10:15 p.m., making Gina Hinojosa the first Democrat elected governor of Texas since Ann Richards won the office in 1990. Hinojosa also will become the state's first Latina governor.
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League City voters rejected the continued use of the city's 55 Flock Safety license plate readers Tuesday, triggering a council-approved plan to remove or disable the cameras....
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James Talarico secured nearly 54% of the statewide vote compared with about 45% for Ken Paxton, according to election results Tuesday night.
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Incumbents seeking reelection held onto their seats Tuesday, with all three city officeholders, including the mayor winning another term. The election for council Position 3 will go to a runoff Dec. 12....
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Nathan Johnson received almost 1.3 million votes statewide, or 59.1%, compared with Mayes Middleton's 846,563 votes, or 39.5%, according to partial election returns Tuesday evening. Other candidates accounted for 29,035 votes, or 1.4%....
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Jonathan Hale had received 5,205 votes, or 52.56%, compared with Albert Choate's 4,698 votes, or 47.44%, according to unofficial election returns from the Galveston County Elections Division....
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The incumbent received about 61% of the vote, compared with about 39% for Democratic candidate Frank Carr. District 24 covers portions of Friendswood, Dickinson, League City and Texas City, along with all of Hitchcock and Santa Fe....
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The incumbent received 56% of votes statewide, compared to Democratic challenger Cheryl Clark's 44%. House District 23 spans most of Chambers County and portions of Galveston County, which has leaned strongly Republican in recent cycles....
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Megan Grove received 4,604 early votes, or 59.21%, compared with Rusty Norman's 3,172 votes, or 40.79%, according to unofficial results released by the Galveston County Elections Division....
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The incumbent took nearly 57% of the vote by Tuesday night, according to unofficial and incomplete results from the Galveston County Clerk’s Office.
