Republicans grew their majority in the Texas House with help from Gov. Greg Abbott, forging a path for a possible school voucher program next year.

Perhaps the biggest Texas takeaway from the presidential election is that more counties went Republican this cycle — specifically in the Rio Grande Valley and surrounding areas. Experts say it’s the culmination of a years-long GOP strategy.

Republicans dominated Texas House elections across the state on Tuesday, winning key contests in San Antonio and the suburbs of Dallas and Austin where Democrats thought they had their best shot at flipping seats.

With the hopes of a blue or purple Texas dashed, what might Texas look like under a second Trump administration?

Donald Trump was defeating Harris in Texas with about 56% of the vote in unofficial returns, as the state remains red.

Vice President Harris conceded Wednesday in the presidential race against President-elect Trump. Why it matters: Harris fared worse than Democrats had hoped at the polls, losing decisively to Trump in several battleground states that President Biden won four years earlier.