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Political hopefuls from across Texas start their races for the 2026 election season in earnest on Monday, as the window for filing their candidacies
All eyes are on the U.S. Senate race and Houston's 18th District as the official candidate filing period comes to a close on Monday.
Lawmakers are trying to plan for the 2026 midterms while waiting on the U.S. Supreme Court decision on redrawn electoral maps.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Texas Republican leaders, allowing the state to use new redistricting maps for the 2026 midterm elections.
Thanks to the Supreme Court's ruling, Republicans are expected to win five extra seats in the House of Representatives.
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SCOTUS will allow Texas to use redrawn congressional map for 2026 election
The opinion, handed down Thursday evening, may allow the GOP to pick up five more seats in the upcoming election, strengthening a small majority in the House.
A redistricting ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court allows Texas to use the newly drawn 2025 Congressional maps for the upcoming March primary and for the all-important midterm elections next year. Gov.
As the filing period for the 2026 Republican and Democratic primaries in Texas is nearly over, see who's filed so far for federal and statewide offices.
A list of federal, state and county offices up for election for the Texas 2026 March primaries and November general elections. Here's what to know.
The Republican had told a Dallas radio host Wednesday he had been asked to consider running for Congress in a newly redrawn district there.
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