
The United States' 2026 primary season kicked off with two high-profile races in Texas that could make the Lone Star State the main event of the midterm elections in November.
The results provided some the first concrete voter sentiment at the ballot box this year as President Donald Trump’s second term approaches the halfway mark. In November, Republicans will be defending a razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives, and they have tried to bolster their efforts by redrawing congressional maps in several Republican-controlled states, including Texas.