UnderWalker — Central TX News

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★ James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton to flip a Texas Senate seat for Democrats, rebuking Trump-aligned politics in the state. ■ Government · Round Rock, TX ·	●●●●●	Nov 3, 11:15 PM
Pfluger Declares Victory in Texas 11th Congressional District Race U.S. Rep. August Pfluger declared victory in his Texas 11th Congressional District reelection bid against Claire Reynolds. ■ Government · Texas · sanangelolive.com	●●●○○	Nov 3, 11:30 PM
Bell County pulls plug on proposed hospital district Bell County voters rejected a proposed hospital district that would have increased property taxes for indigent care. ■ Government · Bell County, TX · kdhnews.com	●●●○○	Nov 4, 12:00 AM
Killeen voters approved multiple city charter amendments including moving elections to November in odd-numbered years and tightening recall rules. ■ Government · Killeen, TX ·	●●●○○	Nov 4, 12:00 AM
Arizona Dems benefit from historic electoral bloodbath Arizona Democrats pursued statewide wins as vote counting continued, aiming for control of all five statewide executive offices. ■ Government · Texas · phoenixnewtimes.com	●●●○○	Nov 4, 12:15 AM
Democrats flipped multiple Senate seats, including Texas, and secured House control after the November 3 elections. ■ Government · Texas ·	●●●●○	Nov 4, 12:30 AM
★ Democrats win US Senate control in the midterms as Trump is labeled a lame duck. ■ Government · Texas ·	●●●●●	Nov 4, 12:45 AM
Gina Hinojosa wins the Texas governor race. ■ Government · Texans ·	●●●●●	Nov 4, 12:45 AM
District 4 Corpus Christi City Council race heads to Dec. 12 runoff The District 4 Corpus Christi City Council race will go to a Dec. 12 runoff. ■ Government · Texas · kristv.com	●●○○○	Nov 4, 12:45 AM
Lesbian Texas lawmaker Ann Johnson wins reelection Ann Johnson won reelection as a Texas state lawmaker. ■ Government · West University Place, TX · advocate.com	●●●○○	Nov 4, 12:45 AM
El Paso City Council District 6 heads to a runoff after Art Fierro and Jesse Moreno failed to win a majority Tuesday. ■ Government · Texas ·	●●●○○	Nov 4, 1:15 AM
Ron Nirenberg defeated Patrick Von Dohlen to win Bexar County Judge and plans priorities including jail mental health and public safety. ■ Government · Bexar, Texas ·	●●●○○	Nov 4, 1:30 AM
Yancy wins College Station mayoral race after Cunha concedes Bob Yancy won the College Station mayoral race after Elizabeth Cunha conceded, and will be sworn in Nov. 16. ■ Government · College Station, TX · kbtx.com	●●●○○	Nov 4, 1:45 AM
James Talarico won the Texas U.S. Senate race against Ken Paxton, marking the first Democratic Senate victory in Texas since 1988. ■ Government · Texans ·	●●●●●	Nov 4, 1:45 AM
Mayor and City Councilman Torres keep seats in Bryan, SMD 2 race still undecided Bryan voters re-elected Mayor Bobby Gutierrez and Councilman Paul Torres while the District 2 race remains undecided pending a runoff. ■ Government · Bryan, TX · kbtx.com	●●●○○	Nov 4, 1:45 AM
Long, Cook hold onto seats; Houston bond passes Houston voters approve an $8 million wastewater bond while Scott Long, Bennie Cook, and Lindsay Koch retain their county offices. ■ Government · Houston, TX · houstonherald.com	●●○○○	Nov 4, 1:45 AM
Kyle Kacal wins unopposed race for Brazos County judge Kyle Kacal won unopposed to become Brazos County judge, succeeding retiring County Judge Duane Peters on Dec. 1. ■ Government · Brazos County, TX · kbtx.com	●●○○○	Nov 4, 1:45 AM
★ James Talarico won the Texas U.S. Senate race against Ken Paxton, ending Democrats' long Texas statewide drought. ■ Government · Texans ·	●●●●●	Nov 4, 2:15 AM
Lufkin City Council debated a proposed ordinance capping free staff time for public records requests before requiring advance payments. ■ Government · Lufkin, TX ·	●●●○○	Nov 4, 2:15 AM
James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton in Texas’ U.S. Senate race, ending a decades-long Democratic statewide election drought. ■ Government · Texas ·	●●●●●	Nov 4, 2:30 AM
Rep. Greg Bonnen keeps Texas House District 24 seat against challenger Greg Bonnen won Texas House District 24 against Frank Carr with about 61% of the vote in unofficial results. ■ Government · League City, TX · galvnews.com	●●○○○	Nov 4, 2:45 AM
Galveston County Judge Mark Henry retained his job with about 57% of the vote over challenger Al Smith in unofficial results. ■ Government · Galveston County, TX ·	●●○○○	Nov 4, 2:45 AM
Davis claws back McLennan County seat for Democrats Jeremy Davis defeated Donis “DL” Wilson in McLennan County Precinct 2, taking back a commissioners seat for Democrats. ■ Government · Mclennan County, TX · kwbu.org	●●○○○	Nov 4, 3:30 AM
Pfeiffer to remain Brazoria County Court at Law #2 judge Pfeiffer will continue serving as Brazoria County Court at Law #2 judge, according to the article title. ■ Government · Brazoria County, TX · thefacts.com	●●○○○	Nov 4, 4:00 AM
El Paso District 1 City Rep race headed to runoff: Chavez vs. Armijo El Paso City Council District 1 voters will hold a runoff between Alejandra Chavez and Sam Armijo on Dec. 12. ■ Government · Texas · kfoxtv.com	●●○○○	Nov 4, 4:00 AM
James Lynn Bilberry won Nolanville’s mayoral race, defeating John David Campbell, and voters approved eight of nine home rule charter propositions. ■ Government · Nolanville, TX ·	●●●○○	Nov 4, 5:00 AM
★ James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton to become Texas’ first Democratic U.S. senator in about 30 years. ■ Government · Houston, TX ·	●●●●●	Nov 4, 6:45 AM
Election results and analysis were published for Nov. 4, 2026, summarizing outcomes across Texas races. ■ Government · Houston, TX ·	●●●○○	Nov 4, 7:15 AM
The IRS postponed federal tax filing and payment deadlines for Texans affected by July storms to February 1, 2027. ■ Government · Texans ·	●●●●○	Nov 4, 7:30 AM
After Democratic midterm wins, prediction markets surged on chances of House impeachment proceedings against President Trump by 2027. ■ Government · Texas ·	●●●●○	Nov 4, 7:45 AM
Republican Mark Keough was reelected Montgomery County judge, defeating Democrat James Graf in the Nov. 3 election. ■ Government · Montgomery County, TX ·	●●●○○	Nov 4, 10:45 AM
Dallas voters rejected a $443 million public-safety bond, raising questions about funding for police training, evidence storage, emergency operations and fire facilities. ■ Government · Trinity River, Texas ·	●●●●○	Nov 4, 11:30 AM
Texas Veterans Commission Welcomes Commissioner Todd Wetsel Todd Wetsel was welcomed as a new commissioner to the Texas Veterans Commission, bringing Army experience and Amarillo community leadership. ■ Government · Fort Hood, Texas · gilmermirror.com	●●○○○	Nov 4, 12:30 PM
Rehmet Holds Texas Senate District 9, Defeating Wambsganss in Rematch Taylor Rehmet won the rematch for Texas Senate District 9, defeating Leigh Wambsganss and keeping the seat in Democratic hands. ■ Government · Texas · kbec.com	●●●○○	Nov 4, 1:00 PM
Comal and Guadalupe County election results showed Republicans holding local seats while some statewide races flipped in the 2026 midterms. ■ Government · Comal County, TX ·	●●●○○	Nov 4, 2:30 PM
Texas Democrats won multiple statewide executive offices, including lieutenant governor and attorney general, while Central Texas Republicans largely held state legislative seats. ■ Government · Bell County, TX ·	●●●●●	Nov 4, 3:00 PM
★ Clayton Tucker won the Texas agriculture commissioner race, defeating Nate Sheets in a contentious campaign. ■ Government · Lampasas, Texas ·	●●●●●	Nov 4, 3:00 PM
Katy Padilla Stout celebrated flipping Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, defeating Brandon Herrera and pledging transparency and lower costs. ■ Government · Katy, TX ·	●●●○○	Nov 4, 3:30 PM
Tate wins special election for circuit clerk Jeff Tate won a special election for Lauderdale County Circuit Clerk, while other local races had different winners. ■ Government · Houston, TX · meridianstar.com	●●○○○	Nov 4, 4:00 PM
Jonathan Hale is leading incumbent Albert Choate in Galveston County Navigation District No. 1 election governing the Pelican Island Bridge. ■ Government · Galveston, TX ·	●●●○○	Nov 4, 5:15 PM
Killeen City Council tabled discussion of its economic development policy update involving the KEDC after IBCC said it was excluded from input. ■ Government · Killeen, TX ·	●●●○○	Nov 4, 6:30 PM
Montgomery County Democrats flipped enough seats to eliminate the Republican veto-proof majority in the Texas Legislature starting January. ■ Government · Montgomery County, TX ·	●●●○○	Nov 4, 7:00 PM
★ Democratic sweeps in Texas fueled by anger over GOP education agenda, advocates say Gina Hinojosa, elected Texas governor, vowed to fire the state’s top education official amid Democrats’ education-agenda backlash. ■ Government · Texas · nbcnews.com	●●●●○	Nov 4, 7:30 PM
3 new members elected to Montgomery County Board of Education Montgomery voters elected new members Dwayne Farrior and Alvin Tucker, and Jerome Jones Jr. (unopposed), to the Montgomery County Board of Education. ■ Government · Montgomery County, TX · wsfa.com	●●○○○	Nov 4, 7:30 PM
Democrats won control of the Texas House for the first time in 24 years, ending Republican dominance while the Senate stays Republican. ■ Government · Texas ·	●●●●●	Nov 4, 7:45 PM
How North County Races Are Shaping Out So Far Early returns show tight mayoral and council races in North County, with potential Democratic gains in Encinitas, San Marcos, and Escondido. ■ Government · San Marcos, TX · voiceofsandiego.org	●●○○○	Nov 4, 7:45 PM
What's next for Denton's District 1? Runoff set, but who will join Busby on the ballot is up in the air \| Denton City Council Denton District 1 voters will return December 12 for a runoff after Sunny Busby won Tuesday but failed to reach 50%. ■ Government · Texas · dentonrc.com	●●●○○	Nov 4, 8:15 PM
★ League City mayor Nick Long directed staff to cover Flock ALPR cameras immediately after voters rejected their use, ahead of scheduled removal. ■ Government · League City, TX ·	●●●●○	Nov 4, 10:15 PM
★ Democrats won control of the Texas House, ousted Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and captured the attorney general seat in the Nov. midterm elections. ■ Government · Houston, Texas ·	●●●●●	Nov 4, 10:30 PM
Here's a rundown of area election results from Tuesday night \| Center for Politics Bell County election results show tight wins in Texas House District 55 and broad Democratic victories in several local races after Tuesday’s vote. ■ Government · Bell County, TX · kdhnews.com	●●○○○	Nov 4, 11:30 PM
Cove council vote canvass set, runoff elections to come Copperas Cove City Council runoff elections are set for Dec. 12 after no candidate won a majority in two contested seats. ■ Government · Copperas Cove, TX · kdhnews.com	●●○○○	Nov 4, 11:30 PM
★ Texas voters elected Democrats statewide, with Gina Hinojosa as governor and a divided Legislature as Republicans kept the Texas Senate. ■ Government · Texans ·	●●●●●	Nov 4, 11:30 PM
★ Democrats won statewide races and flipped the Texas House in midterms, defeating top Republicans and unseating Gov. Greg Abbott. ■ Government · Houston, Texas ·	●●●●●	Nov 5, 12:15 AM
Democrats won Texas races for governor, lieutenant governor, and U.S. Senate after voters cited frustration with the current administration. ■ Government · Baylor University, Texas ·	●●●●●	Nov 5, 1:45 AM
Dallas attorney Nathan Johnson has reportedly won the 2026 Texas attorney general election, defeating Mayes Middleton and ending decades of Republican control. ■ Government · Texas ·	●●●●●	Nov 5, 2:15 AM
Brazos County is still counting 164 mail-in and about 150 provisional ballots for close races, including Texas House District 14. ■ Government · Brazos County, TX ·	●●○○○	Nov 5, 2:30 AM
Texas elections resulted in Democrats taking major statewide offices and control of the Texas House for the first time in decades. ■ Government · Austin, TX ·	●●●●●	Nov 5, 2:45 AM
5 things to know today, Nov. 5, in Montgomery County Montgomery County’s Nov. 5 update includes the mail-ballot canvass, and about 35,000 mail-in and some provisional ballots still to be counted. ■ Government · Montgomery County, TX · mymcmedia.org	●●●○○	Nov 5, 3:00 AM
James Talarico won Texas’ U.S. Senate race, defeating Ken Paxton and delivering the first statewide Democratic victory in over 30 years. ■ Government · Texas Southern University, Texas ·	●●●●●	Nov 5, 3:30 AM
Democrats won control of the Texas House for the first time since 2002 as part of nationwide midterm gains. ■ Government · Rice University, Texas ·	●●●●○	Nov 5, 3:45 AM
Texas Republicans’ 2025 mid-decade redistricting plan for the 2026 elections failed to produce the expected GOP gains. ■ Government · University Of Houston, Texas ·	●●●●○	Nov 5, 6:00 AM
A Texas Tribune report says a remaining Republican Texas Senate majority could limit or block Democratic agenda items under new lieutenant governor leadership. ■ Government · Houston, TX ·	●●●○○	Nov 5, 7:00 AM
Dexter McCoy is projected to replace acting Fort Bend County Judge Daniel Wong after KP George’s suspension following a complaint. ■ Government · Fort Bend County, Texas ·	●●●○○	Nov 5, 9:30 AM
★ Map Shows US Green Card Backlog by State As Tally Hits 1.5 Million USCIS data shows 1,560,290 pending I-485 green card applications nationwide as of June 30, including 140,743 in Texas field offices. ■ Government · Houston, Texas · newsweek.com	●●●○○	Nov 5, 9:45 AM
'It's been a long time coming': Democrats win big in Williamson County Williamson County Democrats swept four contested countywide races Tuesday, giving James Talarico a statewide win and electing Heather Jefts as county judge. ■ Government · Williamson County, TX · kut.org	●●●●○	Nov 5, 10:45 AM
League of Women Voters encourages Texans to stay involved after election The League of Women Voters urges Texans to stay engaged by contacting elected officials and preparing for local elections in May 2027. ■ Government · Texans · newschannel6now.com	●●○○○	Nov 5, 10:45 AM
Montgomery County ballots still left to count Montgomery County election officials say about 35,000 mail-in ballots and some provisional ballots remain uncounted and could affect close races. ■ Government · Montgomery County, TX · mymcmedia.org	●●●●○	Nov 5, 11:15 AM
Texas Environmental Regulators Set Slate of Permit Meetings and Hearings From November to December Texas regulators scheduled permit meetings and SOAH hearings from Nov. 9 to Dec. 14, 2026 for wastewater, water treatment, and air permits across multiple counties. ■ Government · Montgomery County, Texas · newsroomamerica.com	●●○○○	Nov 5, 12:45 PM
Bell County voters rejected three property tax measures, flipped two Republican state seats to Democrats, and set an appraisal board runoff. ■ Government · Bell County, TX ·	●●●○○	Nov 5, 1:00 PM
★ Democrats won control of the Texas House for the first time in over two decades as Gina Hinojosa headed to the governor’s mansion. ■ Government · Houston, Texas ·	●●●●●	Nov 5, 1:45 PM
Sarah Eckhardt’s comptroller win puts Texas private school vouchers under new financial scrutiny and could affect funding oversight. ■ Government · Houston, Texas ·	●●●●○	Nov 5, 2:45 PM
Texas environmental commission to consider Canyon Lake advocates' petition for water protections TCEQ will consider a petition to extend Chapter 311 water protections to the Canyon Lake watershed at its Nov. 18 meeting. ■ Government · Canyon Lake, TX · herald-zeitung.com	●●●○○	Nov 5, 3:00 PM
Texas Business Court Offers Guidance for Negotiating and Litigati Texas Business Court ruled an output contract requiring buyers to purchase “100% of Seller’s production” covers actual output from a Greenville facility, not potential capacity. ■ Government · Texas · natlawreview.com	●●●○○	Nov 5, 3:00 PM
Property tax rates by state: Where homeowners pay the most and least in 2026 Ownwell data ranks Texas 10th in median effective property tax rate at 1.48%, with bills due around Jan. 31. ■ Government · Texas · kirksvilledailyexpress.com	●○○○○	Nov 5, 3:15 PM
Aideé Hernandez elected Nueces County judge Aidee Hernandez defeated Connie Scott to become Nueces County judge, taking office Jan. 1, 2027 with priorities on growth and wages. ■ Government · Texas · kristv.com	●●●○○	Nov 5, 3:30 PM
Louderback wins reelection to Texas House District 30 A.J. Louderback won reelection to Texas House District 30 with 72% of the vote, defeating Crystal Sedillo. ■ Government · Texas · victoriaadvocate.com	●●○○○	Nov 5, 4:30 PM
Texas Democrats won statewide races including a U.S. Senate flip and a Tarrant County judge election, ending decades of Republican dominance. ■ Government · Texas ·	●●●●●	Nov 5, 5:45 PM
There is no state law on how long you can keep up campaign signs Montgomery County is recycling lingering Ohio campaign signs because the state lacks a deadline and local rules vary. ■ Government · Central Texas · whio.com	●○○○○	Nov 5, 6:00 PM
Jesse Porras III wins Ector County Commissioner Precinct 4 race Jesse Porras III won the Ector County Commissioner Precinct 4 race, defeating incumbent Billy Hall in the Tuesday midterm election. ■ Government · Texas · firstalert7.com	●●○○○	Nov 5, 6:15 PM
Kale Murry resigns as Brazos County veterans services officer Kale Murry resigned as Brazos County’s veterans services officer. ■ Government · Brazos County, TX · theeagle.com	●●○○○	Nov 5, 6:30 PM
Talarico's early vote alone surpassed Paxton's total in Texas Senate race, data shows Election data indicates Talarico’s early votes exceeded Paxton’s total in the Texas Senate race. ■ Government · Texas · kvia.com	●●○○○	Nov 5, 7:00 PM
Lampasas remains red as Dems sweep statewide races Lampasas remains Republican while Democrats sweep statewide races, according to the article title. ■ Government · Lampasas, TX · lampasasdispatchrecord.com	●●○○○	Nov 5, 7:00 PM
Reports Democrats swept Texas statewide races and flipped a legislative chamber, marking a major political shift after decades. ■ Government · Houston, Texas ·	●●●●●	Nov 5, 7:15 PM
LifeLong Learning to preview 2027 Texas legislative session LifeLong Learning will host a San Marcos presentation previewing the Texas Legislature’s Jan. 12, 2027 session and projected Democratic leadership changes. ■ Government · San Marcos, TX · sanmarcosrecord.com	●●○○○	Nov 5, 7:45 PM
Lawsuits challenge Texas Department of State Health Services THC regulations as officials debate bans versus regulation amid upcoming federal THC limits. ■ Government · Travis County, TX ·	●●●●○	Nov 5, 7:45 PM
Texas voters shake up state leadership as GOP holds Senate, setting up divided power Texas voters split control between Democrats and Republicans, setting up negotiations over school vouchers, health care, and taxes. ■ Government · Bexar, Texas · foxsanantonio.com	●●●●○	Nov 5, 8:00 PM
TML Conference to be attended by Killeen mayor, several council members Killeen Mayor Joseph Solomon and several council members plan to attend the Texas Municipal League conference in San Antonio Nov. 11-13. ■ Government · Killeen, TX · kdhnews.com	●●○○○	Nov 5, 8:15 PM
Texas GOP leaders call midterm losses a 'wakeup call' Killeen-area Republican leaders said midterm losses are a wakeup call and discussed plans to improve outreach and regain state control. ■ Government · Bell County, Texas · kxxv.com	●●○○○	Nov 5, 8:15 PM
Voters are concerned about affordability, but how quickly can lawmakers fix the issue? Voters surveyed in Houston said affordability is their top concern as lawmakers face limits on how quickly costs can improve. ■ Government · Houston, TX · abc13.com	●●○○○	Nov 5, 8:30 PM
Democrats wasted NO TIME going full mask-off after the election: 'They're saying the quiet parts out loud' BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales claims Democrats will pursue lawfare and DEI after an election, citing lawmakers' social media posts. ■ Government · Texas · theblaze.com	●●○○○	Nov 5, 8:45 PM
Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa pledged a bipartisan administration after ousting Republican Greg Abbott and winning Texas’ governor’s race. ■ Government · Texas ·	●●●●●	Nov 5, 9:15 PM
Fire Marshal Carl Fowner certifies as peace officer Wilson County Fire Marshal Carl Fowner completed law enforcement academy training and became a Licensed Peace Officer in Texas. ■ Government · Floresville, TX · wilsoncountynews.com	●●○○○	Nov 5, 10:45 PM
New Tarrant County Judge promises 'transparency' after defeating Republican incumbent Alisa Simmons won the Tarrant County Judge seat and says she will bring more transparency to the Commissioners Court starting January 1, 2027. ■ Government · Texas · fox4news.com	●●●○○	Nov 6, 12:15 AM
Early voting sustained high voter turnout during the midterms Early voting for Texas’ midterm produced high turnout in Tarrant County and elsewhere, aided by student and community transportation efforts. ■ Government · Mount Olive Baptist Church, Texas · theshorthorn.com	●●○○○	Nov 6, 12:30 AM
Texas THC battle shifts after Vikki Goodwin defeats Dan Patrick After Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lost, Texas hemp retailers anticipate regulatory shifts on THC as a judge prepares to rule on a lawsuit. ■ Government · Texas · nbcdfw.com	●●●●○	Nov 6, 2:15 AM
Texas turns blue as Sen. Royce West eyes Democratic priorities Sen. Royce West says Democrats’ new control will prioritize health care, minimum wage, and education changes after Texas turned blue. ■ Government · Texas · nbcdfw.com	●●●○○	Nov 6, 2:15 AM
Nathan Johnson, a former Dragon Ball Z composer and Texas senator, defeated Mayes Middleton to become Texas attorney general, taking office in January 2027. ■ Government · Texas ·	●●●●○	Nov 6, 2:30 AM
AP reports Trump-backed mid-decade Republican redistricting in Texas and other states largely failed to gain House seats in the midterms. ■ Government · Rice University, Texas ·	●●●○○	Nov 6, 2:45 AM
A Henderson County fight over public access to “The Cutoff” reached the 12th Court of Appeals, which ruled for the landowner, with potential appeal to the Texas Supreme Court. ■ Government · Henderson, TX ·	●●●●○	Nov 6, 3:30 AM
★ Latino voters shifted left in Texas and nationwide midterm elections, helping Democrats win major House and Senate races. ■ Government · Texas ·	●●●●●	Nov 6, 6:00 AM