Sen. John Cornyn on Wednesday unveiled endorsements from 15 former Republican members of Congress from Texas in his primary against Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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State Rep. James Talarico, a 31-year-old candidate for U.S. Senate who held campaign rallies in the Houston area over the weekend, is embracing the “wilderness” state of the Democratic Party.
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In an interview with Houston Public Media, Talarico called his party leaderless, explained why he’s embracing the state of “wilderness” the Democrats are in right now and how he told fellow Senate candidate Colin Allred of his interest in the race months ago.
Alexandra del Moral Mealer, a METRO board member and former candidate for Harris County Judge, has thrown her hat into the ring for the Republican primary in the newly redrawn 9th Congressional District.
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Mealer is so far one of two local Republicans to announce a run for the 9th Congressional District, which Texas lawmakers have redrawn along with other districts in the Houston area and across the state to favor the GOP. The district has long been represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Al Green.
U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Austin, announced a run for Texas attorney general Thursday, joining a crowded Republican primary field vying to replace Ken Paxton.
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Houston firefighters union leader Marty Lancton on Wednesday confirmed his bid for Harris County Judge, drawing the quick endorsements of Texas GOP loyalists.
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Lancton is so far the most notable Republican candidate in the 2026 race for Harris County Judge, a seat that has been held since 2018 by Democrat Lina Hidalgo, who became the first woman and Latina to serve as the county's top elected official.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is closing the gap with his main rival in the March 2026 Republican primary, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to a new poll from Texas Southern University’s Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center.
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The survey also showed former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, not yet a declared candidate, leading former Congressman Colin Allred by double digits in a hypothetical Democratic primary matchup.
A new poll of Texas’ Senate GOP primary shows Sen. John Cornyn leading Attorney General Ken Paxton by 1 percentage point, breaking a spell of public polling that had found the incumbent trailing by wide margins.
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Leaders for the Republican Party of Texas were in Austin to finalize its first-ever legislative review, outlining a list of censurable offenses that some within the party want to use to block certain House Republicans from the 2026 primary ballot.
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Republicans who are censured by their county party leaders may be blocked from the primary ballot under a new party rule passed last year, that is expected to be tested by the courts.
Groups affiliated with Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Houston, have poured more than $3 million into advertising across the state as the second-term congressman explores a potential dark-horse Senate bid.
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The Houston Republican’s case rests on the notion that Sen. John Cornyn cannot win the primary and his challenger, Attorney General Ken Paxton, could jeopardize the seat in November.
Joe Jaworski, an attorney and former Galveston mayor, is running for Texas attorney general again, three years after making an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic nomination to become the state’s top civil lawyer.
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