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.
Trump has prompted a redistricting race as he tries to maintain Republican control of the House in the 2026 elections. Democrats have fewer options to counter, as the battle heads into next year.
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How Jasmine Crockett’s potential Senate bid shakes up Texas’ 2026 midterm elections
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Colin Allred ends Senate bid ahead of Jasmine Crockett's expected entry
Colin Allred drops out of US Senate race, will challenge Julie Johnson for Congress
Allred is out just hours before Jasmine Crockett is expected to announce her own run for Senate. Allred said he is leaving to avoid a costly runoff.
The candidate filing deadline is Monday for the March 3 Republican and Democratic primaries. We're tracking the major candidates.
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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.
The Dec. 4 ruling, which overturned a lower court injunction issued two weeks earlier, comes just four days before the deadline for Texas candidates to file to run in the March primary elections.
Tax-hiking ballot measures had different electoral outcomes in Charlotte and Austin, but both boosted the case for a reform passed by the Texas Senate earlier this year.
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