Cornyn, Paxton, and Hunt locked in tight three-way battle in GOP primary for Texas Senate

The GOP battle for the U.S. Senate seat in Texas is shaping up to be a very tight contest about three and a half months ...

Tight race for Texas Senate GOP primary, re-election campaign kick-off for Gov. Abbott

Polls show the Republican primary for U.S. Senate is close. Both Senator John Cornyn and one of his challengers, Congressman ...
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As Texas Latinos Move Rightward, Closing the Primaries Could Backfire on Republicans

Texas Republicans recently filed a lawsuit to close primary elections and restrict voting in GOP contests to those formally ...

State could spend more than $1M on private lawyers to fight lawsuit seeking to close primary election

The suit, brought by the Republican Party of Texas, is backed by Attorney General Ken Paxton and seeks to close the primary ...

Paxton wants to close the Republican primary election. Could it benefit his race against Cornyn?

Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined the Republican Party of Texas in its lawsuit against the state to close the March ...

The Texas GOP wants independent voters out of primaries. That’s a lousy idea.

Taxpayers fund primary elections. Every eligible voter should have the right to participate — not just party loyalists. The ...

Congressional candidates navigate uncertainty with new map as filing for March primary election begins

This summer, the Texas GOP passed a new map they hope will help Republicans pick up five additional seats in the U.S. House ...

Jaworski accuses Johnson of ‘comforting a scoundrel’ in fiery first Texas Attorney General debate for Democrats

"This is exactly the attack I’d expect from a Republican," Johnson said in a debate over the weekend in Denton.

Texas Gov. sets 2026 House seat runoff, extending Democratic vacancy

After neither Democratic candidate won a majority in Nov. 4 election, Texas' governor scheduled a runoff for Jan. 31, 2026.