Texas House District 41 was opened by the retirement of Rep. Bobby Guerra, a Democrat. Donald Trump carried the district with 50.3% of the vote in 2024.

Republicans hope to flip the Rio Grande Valley state House seat, long held by Democrats.

Rep. Christina Morales, the new chair of the Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee, said she wants to initially target five GOP-controlled districts, with a broader list to come later.

As the Edinburg facility and others seek to assist people experiencing food insecurity, state lawmakers have more than a dozen bills that could tackle Texas’ food deserts.

Because Jackson Lee died after winning the Democratic primary, Texas Democratic officials will get to decide who replaces her on the November ballot.

Congressman Joaquin Castro and other Texas lawmakers are visiting the shelter for unaccompanied children at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio.

SAN ANTONIO A San Antonio woman is continuing her recovery from COVID-19 after spending weeks in the hospital and making it through a coma. Im on oxygen 24/7, said Christina Morales, 42, who began having body aches on June 6. I just remember struggling to breathe in (the intensive care unit), and the last thing I remember is waking up on June 28, frantic and scared. I didnt realize I had gone into a coma, Morales said. She said her husband and kids also tested positive for COVID-19, but they are doing OK.