Senator John Cornyn, once seen as a potential Republican leader in his chamber, is now depending on wealthy party donors to survive a right-wing challenge.

Attorney Michael Hewitt brings such a dose of fresh air to the Republican primary for Texas House District 70. He is a conservative candidate focused on how policy can improve the lives of the people who would be his constituents. He is inexperienced in politics and lacks the insights more seasoned politicians do, but he gets the basics right.

Democrats score stunning upset in deep red Texas district Trump won by 17 points, delivering a major "wake-up call" to Republicans ahead of midterms.

Kelly Hancock is a very specific kind of Texas Republican. He’d fit in at any moment in the past 50 years of state GOP politics: A businessman with a penchant for small-government, low-regulation conservatism and hair like a richer version of Rick Perry.

Republicans are stepping up their warnings about the midterms after a stunning Democratic upset in Texas over the weekend. The Republican Party was already grappling with growing backlash to a pair of immigration-related shootings in Minneapolis before Democrat Taylor Rehmet’s shock win in a state Senate race in the Lone Star State on Saturday.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped Texas state Senate District 9, which President Trump carried by 17 points in November 2024.

A Democratic win in a special election in solidly red Texas is sparking a new wave of warnings from Republicans on Capitol Hill about finetuning messaging and revving up turnout heading into the midterm elections.

Sid Miller and Nate Sheets are vying for the Republican nomination to lead the Texas Department of Agriculture. The winning Republican candidate will face uncontested Democratic candidate Clayton Tucker in the November election.