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

While 99% of votes in Texas have been counted, there are some provisional ballots and mail-in ballots that have not yet been tabulated.

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.

Black people in Texas and across the nation have been receiving racist text messages from unknown phone numbers following the election.

Texas Republican candidates won every statewide race on Tuesday’s ballot and maintained a tight grip on the state Legislature.

Recent gains made by Democrats in past elections were wiped out, as Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and other Republicans won by wide margins.

The outcome bolsters Gov. Greg Abbott, who has been pushing to stack the Legislature with Republicans supportive of his private school voucher plan.

If those results hold, the GOP will control at least 88 of 150 seats in the lower chamber when the Legislature reconvenes in January. That margin will give Gov. Greg Abbott “more than enough votes” to finally pass a school voucher bill, he said late Tuesday.

Jorge Bazán's family has lived on the U.S.-Mexico border for generations and voted for Democrats as long as he can remember.