Texas nationalist leader Daniel Miller said his group was seeking "political, cultural and economic independence" for the state.

The signs of a political shift in the reliably blue counties that line Texas’s southern border with Mexico had been coming. Local GOP offices were emerging in places like Starr County that had not voted for a Republican for president in a century.

The longtime leader of the Texas Democratic Party is stepping down. Gilberto Hinojosa's announcement Friday comes after another election cycle of lopsided defeats for Texas Democrats.

Cruz beat his challenger by 9 points, while Trump prevailed over his by 14 points. Still, Cruz performed better this year than he did in 2018

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton submitted a FOIA request to the Justice Department, demanding that it provide records relating to Special Counsel Jack Smith’s corruption investigation into President-elect Trump.

"In the days and weeks to come, it is imperative that our Democratic leaders across the country reevaluate what is best for our party," Hinojosa said.

Republicans had a big night in South Texas, flipping predominately Hispanic counties along the US-Mexico border.

The Texas senator was reelected by a nine-point margin, compared to the president-elect's 14-point win in the Lone Star State.

Most U.S. counties shifted at least a little bit to the right on Election Day compared to 2020, but of the 15 that have lurched the farthest over the past two presidential elections, 14 are majority Hispanic or Latino. Thirteen of those are in Texas, and the 14th is Florida’s Miami-Dade, one of the most populous counties in the country.

In his 2016 race against Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump lost most of the counties along the Rio Grande by double digits. That changed this cycle.

Donald Trump outperformed his 2020 campaign in Central Texas on his way to winning the state for the third consecutive presidential election.

The presidential election is over, which means the Electoral College will need to finalize the process. Learn who casts Texas’ electoral votes.