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The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in Texas.
Incumbents
State government
- Governor: Greg Abbott (R)
- Lieutenant Governor: Dan Patrick (R)
- Attorney General: Ken Paxton (R)
- Comptroller: Glenn Hegar (R)
- Land Commissioner: Dawn Buckingham (R)
- Agriculture Commissioner: Sid Miller (R)
- Railroad Commissioners: Christi Craddick (R), Wayne Christian (R), and Jim Wright (R)
Elections
Elections are scheduled to be held on November 5, 2024.[1] Seats up for election will be all seats of the Texas Legislature,[2] all 38 seats in the United States House of Representatives, and the Class I seat to the United States Senate, for which two-term incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz is running for re-election.[3] Texas will have 40 electoral votes in the Electoral College in the federal presidential election.[4] In addition, Texas counties, cities, and school and other special districts may have other ballot issues, such as bond proposals.
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
- January 8 – The 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship will be held at NRG Stadium in Houston.
- January 30 – A runoff of the special election for Texas's 2nd House of Representatives district will be held between Brent Money and Jill Dutton.[5]
- April 8 – A total solar eclipse will be viewable in Central and North Texas, with the path of total eclipse over the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and parts of Greater Austin and Greater San Antonio.[6]
- July 16 – The 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be hosted at Globe Life Field in Arlington.
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References
- ↑ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". National Conference of State Legislatures. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023.
- ↑ Svitek, Patrick (15 March 2023). "Texas Democrats and Republicans are on the hunt for rare chances to flip seats in 2024". The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023.
- ↑ Linton, Caroline (February 14, 2023). "Ted Cruz recommits to 2024 Senate run". CBS News. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023.
- ↑ Wang, Hansi; Jin, Connie; Levitt, Zach (April 26, 2021). "Here's How The 1st 2020 Census Results Changed Electoral College, House Seats". NPR. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Gov. Greg Abbott sets January date for Texas House special election runoff". Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023.
- ↑ Rick.Fienberg (2021-03-24). "Eclipse America 2023-2024". Solar Eclipse Across America. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023.
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