Elon Musk, the billionaire chief executive of SpaceX and Tesla, has emerged recently as a key player in national politics.

Jonathan Mitchell enabled private parties to sue anyone who facilitates an abortion. But his test case might have collapsed when an appeals court blocked his subpoena to the woman whose abortion was at issue.

The Texas Supreme Court is the state’s highest court, or court of last resort, for civil matters in the state. It is made up of nine justices who serve in six-year terms, and three of the court’s seats are up for election this cycle.

FOX 7 took a look at the results of each presidential election in Travis, Williamson, and Hays counties since 1992 to see how some things have changed and others have stayed the same.

In late July our crew drove nearly 500 miles west to the annual Viva Big Bend music festival in the high desert. We spoke with West Texans in Marfa and Alpine, catching them between sets held at venues that ranged from music venues to restaurants and beer gardens, to a farm store.

On Election Day, Texas voters will have their say on who represents them, from the White House to the state House. The Texas Tribune will host Previewing the 2024 Election 9 a.m. Oct. 29 at the Tribune's Studio 919 in downtown Austin or online for a discussion on the important races to watch and what it could all mean for Texas.

Voters in Austin will head to the polls Nov. 5 to elect a mayor and five City Council members.  The council, which is led by a mayor who is elected at large, is divided into single member districts and approves the annual city budget,

FOX 4 took a look at the results of each presidential election in Dallas, Tarrant, Collin and Denton counties since 1992 to see how some things have changed and others have stayed the same.

FOX 26 took a look at the results of each presidential election in Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties since 1992 to see how some things have changed and others have stayed the same.

Democrat Chika Anyiam and Republican Lee Finley are set to face off on Nov. 5 in the race for Place 8 on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Republican Michelle Slaughter is one of multiple incumbents on the court to lose in their primaries this cycle.

Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune, and Jeremy Schwartz, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.