Texas Democrats

Among likely voters who had made up their minds, state Rep. Gina Hinojosa of Austin held a sizable lead over all her Democratic rivals in their bid to challenge GOP Gov. Greg Abbott, according to a new Texas Southern University survey.

Some county GOP officials said the president’s pardon could complicate their plans to unseat the Laredo Democrat in South Texas’ battleground 28th Congressional District.

Eckhardt said she was running for Congress earlier this year, but she has since changed her mind.

Days after pardoning Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar of federal corruption charges, President Trump went after Cuellar on social media -saying he showed a "lack of loyalty" by filing for reelection as a Democrat, amid speculation that he might switch parties.

The former Dallas congressman said he wanted to help his party avoid a runoff. In his campaign to return to the House, he will face U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson, his successor in Congress.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet came within three percentage points of winning Senate District 9 — which voted for Donald Trump by over 17 points in 2024 — over his two Republican opponents.

Box, a first-time political candidate, is an Army veteran who also worked as an FBI agent and federal prosecutor.

The five-term state lawmaker from Austin has homed in on education issues in the Texas House, becoming a primary foil to Abbott on school vouchers.

The Dallas County Republican Party has voted to hand-count ballots in the March primary. That's one of the new election administrator's priorities.

Party insiders said the way the move was handled undercuts Chair Kendall Scudder’s rhetoric about winning back working class voters, who lurched to the right in 2024.

The party’s executive committee approved a strategic effort that involves shifting its headquarters to Dallas, while maintaining an office in Austin, opening new offices in Houston, Amarillo, Eagle Pass, and potentially the Rio Grande Valley. Analysts say it will take years for the plan to pay dividends.

The Austin state lawmaker is challenging former congressman and unsuccessful 2024 Senate candidate Colin Allred and former NASA astronaut Terry Virts for the Democratic nod. The Republican primary is a close race between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.