In the latest episode of This Week in Texas, ABC13 takes a look behind the scenes at the preparations for Election Day as the state's largest county tests its voting equipment.

Donald Trump and other Republican candidates have said that abortion policy is now up to voters in each state. Texas is one exception.

Democrat Cecilia Castellano faces Republican Don McLaughlin, the former Uvalde mayor, in one of the more competitive Texas state House races this year.

From election equipment to ballot counting and storage, Texas elections officials follow a long list of laws and procedures to ensure free and fair elections.

Early voting in the 2024 elections will start on Oct. 21 in Texas and run through Nov. 1, ahead of a Nov. 5 Election Day. Harris County has not yet published its full list of voting sites for this election.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred is challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz who is seeking reelection to a third six-year term.

Democrats are seeing new signs they could make inroads in the traditionally deep-red state of Texas this fall. The party has long faced hurdles in the Lone Star State. Winning the White House

Feeling good about some other initially competitive races, rank-and-file Democrats want to challenge Republicans in states that once seemed like too much of a reach.

The small business owner featured in the ad previously shared memes calling 9/11 and the COVID-19 pandemic inside jobs and mocking U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw.