Historical Commission meeting, Mar. 14 The Cass County Historical Commission will have its quarterly meeting at 10 a.m. next Saturday, March 14, in the historic Cass County Courthouse courtroom.
The results of the Texas primary elections this week offer an important reminder as the state moves toward the November general election: participation matters, and rural voters play a decisive role in shaping the outcome.
Water, Growth, and the Responsibility of Stewardship
Nearly 4.5 million Texans voted in the Democratic and Republican primaries, according to The Texas Tribune, surpassing recent turnout numbers. A total of 2.3 million ballots were cast in the Democratic primary and 2.2 million in the Republican primary, marking the first time Democratic turnout was higher since 2020. Texas has approximately 18.7 million registered voters, so turnout was just under 25%. Voters in both parties can return to the polls in May to decide primary winners in several runoff elections where no candidate garnered a majority: · U.S. Sen. John Cornyn faces challenger Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Cornyn received 41.9% of the GOP vote to 40.7% for Paxton in the March 3 primary. · State Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston faces U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Austin for the Republican nomination for Texas Attorney General.
