JOHN LUJAN

This legislative session has been unique to say the least.

Lujan has twice won special elections to the Texas House — but he has never served while the Legislature met.

Find election results from San Antonio-area state House races, including Districts 31, 44, 53, 73, 74, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125

In some battleground state legislative races, Republicans have been making overtures to those who believe the ban as too extreme. They have said they are open to revising the ban to include the exceptions — and even voiced confidence that the Legislature will do so when it reconvenes in January.

Republican and Democratic state legislators joined Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith in a panel at the University of Texas at San Antonio on Wednesday.

Republican John Lujan attributed his victory in the House District 118 race to a “perfect environment.” It came the same night Republicans captured the Virginia governorship in a contest widely seen as a referendum on Joe Biden’s presidency.

Eight amendments will be enshrined in the Texas Constitution and voters in south and east Bexar County chose a familiar face as their new state representative during Tuesday’s election.

Republicans saw flipping the seat as a way to make headway into South Texas, where Democrat Joe Biden underperformed last year.

A Republican who once held the seat and a Democrat will go head-to-head in a runoff after no clear winner was decided in the special election to fill the seat of former state Rep. Leo Pacheco of San Antonio.

A Republican who once held the seat and a Democrat will go head-to-head in a runoff after no clear winner was decided Tuesday night in the special election to fill the seat of former state Rep. Leo Pacheco of San Antonio.

Voters in southern and eastern parts of Bexar County will be headed to the polls Tuesday for a special election to fill the seat of former state Rep. Leo Pacheco of San Antonio.

The field for the Sept. 28 contest has attracted three Democrats and two Republicans.