In 2024, the Texas House Republican primaries were a bloodbath.
The cutthroat cycle saw historic levels of campaign ad spending, including the usual cash influx from West Texas oil billionaires Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks supporting far-right primary challengers. Gov. Greg Abbott spent millions more to oust GOP incumbents who opposed private school vouchers, his signature issue, while Attorney General Ken Paxton targeted lawmakers who voted to impeach him in 2023.
Two years later — after a legislative season that saw Republicans push through GOP priorities including vouchers, congressional redistricting and a host of long-sought socially conservative bills — the primary landscape has transformed.
