Attendees celebrate Gina Hinojosa’s win in the Texas governor’s race during the El Paso County Democratic Party watch party at Old Sheepdog Brewery in El Paso, Texas, on Nov. 3.

On Tuesday night, Democrat Clayton Tucker defeated Republican Nate Sheets, becoming the first Democrat elected Texas Agriculture Commissioner in nearly 40 years.

Meanwhile, rural counties saw the smallest growth in turnout.

Texas Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson, a Democrat, says he will end the state’s practice of suing out-of-state doctors who prescribe and mail abortion medication to Texas patients, marking a stark departure from the enforcement strategy of outgoing Attorney General Ken Paxton. Johnson’s announcement follows a historic blue wave in the Lone Star State, where voters […]

One of the first places in Texas that could see major changes after Democrats move into power are the schools, with Governor-elect Hinojosa promising to fire the state’s commissioner of education. NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz talks with Professor Michael Harris about what could be next for teachers and classrooms.

A surge in Latino voter​ turnout is drawing attention across Texas following Tuesday's midterm elections​. More

The first-time politician won with 54.5% of the vote in an election in which Democrats snapped a Republican stranglehold on Texas politics.