How Trump lost control of Congress and Musk’s Texas businesses brace for blue wave: Morning Rundown

The Republican missteps that led to the party losing control of Congress. Musk faces scrutiny from Democrats in Texas. And Trump is considering Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s position, sources say. Here’s what to know today. Inside the miscalculations …

Microsoft will not expand Texas data center deal with UK's Nscale, source says

Nov 5 : Microsoft will not exercise an option to more than double the size of its existing agreement with AI cloud provider Nscale to rent more computing power at a Texas data center, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Financial Times, …

Seth Meyers on the midterms ‘blue tsunami’: ‘Say hello to the shy woke voter in Texas’

Late-night hosts reacted to Democrats’ rout of Republicans in midterm elections across the country as Donald Trump blamed everyone but himself. Seth Meyers “Guys, I’ll be honest, I was all prepared to come out here and say something like ‘look, there was …

How an unlikely Virginia law could offer a path to justice after a Texas campus sexual assault

Texas State Historical Association Announces Sponsorship of Barry Corbin's Texas History

Emmy-nominated actor and Lamesa native launches a new online series on Texas history, with support from the state's oldest learned society AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Texas State Historical …

Rural Border Communities Fuel Democratic Gains Across Texas

Rural Texas shifted sharply Democratic in the 2026 election, with Democratic gains particularly pronounced in the Rio Grande Valley and along the U.S.-Mexico border. Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican Governor Greg Abbott in the gubernatorial …

Texas Nationalists Say Blue Wave is Good for Their Chances

Texas independence campaigner Daniel Miller has written an article arguing that Democratic wins across the Lone Star State on Tuesday will help Texan nationalists break away from the United States. In the article for the Texian Partisan, the official news …

How Texas Turned Against Ken Paxton: County Results Explained

Democrat James Talarico's victory over Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton was powered by a coalition that Texas Democrats have spent decades trying to assemble: dominant support in the state's largest cities, breakthroughs in once-reliably …

Will Texas governor-elect be pro-business? What her voting record says

Outgoing Gov. Greg Abbott has served for more than a decade and built his legacy on trying to make Texas the most pro-business state in the country. He has largely succeeded on that front, with Texas becoming the eighth-largest economy in the world under …

Democrats inheriting Texas colleges the GOP overhauled in conservative push

By Jessica Priest and Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune November 5, 2026 For years, Texas Republicans wielded power over public universities with little political resistance as they banned DEI efforts and tightened their grip on what students can learn, leading …