In 90 Seconds: The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives is one of the most powerful positions in the state government. In just 90 seconds, learn what makes this role so important and what responsibilities the post holds.
U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke visits Father Stephen Jasso for a moment of prayer and reflection before going to his political rally at Marine Park in Fort Worth. Jasso, bedridden with ALS, offered O'Rourke a blessing.
At his rally in Fort Worth’s North Side, Tarrant County voters said they accept senate candidate Beto O’Rourke’s use of his Latino nickname even though he’s of Irish-American descent. Some said that the name Beto is a personal touch to a campaign.
Some Republicans who say it’s time they take “our party back” are pushing to remove a Tarrant County GOP official because he’s Muslim. Posts on social media are calling for Dr. Shahid Shafi to be removed from vice chair of the local Republican party
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Shelley Kofler talks with Odie Hitt of the Texas Rifle Association about gun access and school safety measures during the June 2018 Texas GOP Convention
The campaign tour for Sen. Ted Cruz stopped in Dallas on Saturday, July 28, 2018, and Cruz, who faces Democratic nominee Beto O’Rourke in November, spoke with Star-Telegram columnist Bud Kennedy in a Facebook Live.
Texas Republicans prayed for party unity Saturday at a Faith & Fellowship Prayer Gathering hosted by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton during their party convention in San Antonio.
Republican Party Chair James Dickey speaks to thousands of Republicans in the first general meeting of the state GOP convention. The convention opened June 14 in San Antonio.
Shelley Kofler and Bud Kennedy from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram report from the campaign watch party of Congressional District 6 candidate Ron Wright, who is seeking the Republican nomination.
For the May 2018 Tarrant County primary runoff races, voters will be given a ballot with either Republican or Democratic candidates. Here are all of the races and candidates on both ballots.
