HOUSTON, Oct. 23 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release:

Latino Voters Move Back Toward Democratic Candidates, While Rural Texans Remain Reliably Republican

By Jeannie Kever

A survey by the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs found rural voters across the state remain stalwart Republican voters. (Credit Getty Images)

With less than two weeks to go before Election Day, the races at the top of the Texas ballot remain too close to call. But a deeper dive into the preferences of likely voters found sharp divisions between rural voters and those from elsewhere in the state. Other groups of voters, including Latino and independent voters, are shifting away from the rightward tilt recorded in 2024 and ...