Texas elections 2024: Republican and Democratic races to watch as voters head to polls for primary runoff election day [Video]

Texans are heading to the polls Tuesday to make their final selections for which Democrats and Republicans will run for various seats in the November election.

As heavy rain moves across the Houston area, a handful of voting centers have reportedly lost power.

Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth said they were monitoring the weather and that as of 1 p.m., at least a dozen centers were without power.

“Please continue monitoring weather in your area before heading out to vote,” Hudspeth said in a social media post.

Primary elections were March 5, but a handful of down-ballot races for congressional, legislative and local seats went to a runoff after no candidate received a majority of the vote.

The consequences for these final races are significant – Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan is fighting for political survival and his ouster could turn up the far-right temperament of the already conservative Legislature.

The outcome …