Gutierrez’s lead could amount to an upset after Texas House Republicans redrew the district to be friendlier to conservative candidates. Republican candidate Alex Mealer, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, had held a six-point lead in the polls leading up to the election.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 1,500 points on Wednesday, just hours after election results showed Democrats had taken control of the U.S. House and Senate....
Several of the county's top elected leaders were on the ballot this week. Voters also selected a new Harris County Judge to lead the nation's third largest county....
The election results will maintain the Democratic majority on Fort Bend County Commissioners Court, with Democrats continuing to hold three of the five seats — a balance that has been in place since 2019 in a county that has traditionally leaned Republican....