Democratic congressional candidate JoAnna Mendoza has faced lies and distortions in her campaign for the CD6 House seat. Incumbent Juan Ciscomani has resorted to exaggerations to defend his voting alignment with President Donald Trump.

The only poll that matters is on Election Day, but polling and early voting returns point to four Texas House races in Harris County where Democrats stand a chance of flipping Republican seats.

Republicans are bracing for a brutal election night, convinced they’re set to face some previously unthinkable losses in deep-red Trump territory as key battleground races hang on a knife’s edge. House Republicans are privately discussing not just if they’ll lose their majority,

Local progressive groups have turned out a huge ground game to support Democratic nominee Cait Conley, despite her centrist leanings.

With voters sour on Republican governance, GOP candidates in the most competitive House and Senate races are reaching for a time-tested message that has grown out of fashion in their party: bringing home the federal bacon.

Two veteran Republican incumbents are battling for a solidly red congressional seat in Orange and Riverside counties in an election that could be swayed by Democratic and independent voters.