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How Texas candidates plan to lower the cost of gas, groceries and housing

From groceries to childcare, Texans are spending more to live here. Here’s how much costs have risen, why it’s happening and what candidates are proposing to fix it.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 8

Nearly two-thirds of 2026 legislative referrals reflect partisan divides in legislative support

Welcome to the Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, Brew.

Ballotpedia · Sep 29

Thirteen Republican primary runoffs for the Texas House of Representatives are taking place on May 28, 2024

Thirteen Republican primary runoffs for the Texas House of Representatives are taking place on May 28, 2024.

Ballotpedia · Apr 17, 2024

Fifty-nine Republican primaries are taking place in the Texas House of Representatives this year

There are 59 Republican primaries for Texas House of Representatives on March 5, 2024, 45 of which have an incumbent on the ballot.

Ballotpedia · Feb 5, 2024

States sue HHS to overturn public health emergency rule

Texas and Oklahoma filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on January 18, 2023, arguing that an Obama-era federal regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) granting the World Health Organization (WHO) authority to define what constitutes a public…

Ballotpedia · Feb 3, 2023

A sampling of elections where all candidates completed the Ballotpedia candidate survey

Welcome to the Thursday, September 8, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Sep 8, 2022