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Redistricting made fewer districts competitive, making primaries more important in deciding who will fill Texas House seats.

The 2022 midterm election season opens Tuesday in Texas

Progressive Democrats and conservative Republicans eye a heavily Hispanic congressional seat that could help tilt the balance of power in Washington

“She knows her agenda won’t fly here,” says a female, accented voice in a newly released political ad, as bold text reading “Backed by the Defund Police movement” and “Open Borders” slides across scenes of the Texas desert.

Moderate Rep. Henry Cuellar and progressive attorney Jessica Cisneros are in a Democratic primary rematch in Texas' 28th District.

In the last week, three top figures in the Democratic Party’s progressive wing have lent their support to two Texas candidates seeking congressional seats in next week’s Democratic primaries.

In this issue: A primary rematch in NY-12 and dueling endorsements in MI-11’s incumbent-vs.-incumbent primary

The two candidates would represent a new left edge of Texas' congressional delegation.

In this issue: Ocasio-Cortez, Our Revolution get involved in Texas and a former Lt. Gov. seeks old office in Vermont 

Three candidates are running in the Democratic primary election for Texas’ 28th Congressional District on March 1, 2022. The candidates running in the primary are incumbent Henry Cuellar, Tannya Benavides, and Jessica Cisneros.

On Jan. 26, Nina Turner announced she’ll challenge 11th Congressional District incumbent Rep. Shontel Brown (D). Brown defeated Turner in a special primary 50.1% to 44.6% last August. The Hill‘s Julia Manchester described the special primary as “a proxy battle for the Democratic Party establishment and national progressives.”