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Texas Primaries Hit Record Ad Spending as Early Turnout Outpaces Even Presidential Cycles

The 2026 midterms in Texas are shaping up to be among the most high-profile elections of the year, and with months still to go before voters head to the polls, early turnout has already surpassed that of recent midterm and presidential cycles.

Latin Times

Greg Abbott Spending Millions In Ads Featuring Jasmine Crockett To Galvanize Potential Texas Voters Who Dislike Her

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is spending millions of dollars in ads featuring Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett to galvanize potential Republican voters who dislike her, according to a new report.

Latin Times

John Cornyn Slams Ken Paxton In New Ad As Texas GOP Primary For U.S. Senate Heats Up: 'Wife Cheater And Fraud'

Republican Senator John Cornyn slammed his opponent on the Texas primary for the U.S. Senate, Ken Paxton, in a new ad as the fractious race between the two continues to heat up.

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Sen. John Cornyn Narrows The Gap With Ken Paxton In Texas GOP Primary, New Poll Shows

Senator John Cornyn reduced the gap with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate, according to a new poll.

Latin Times

A New Age for Houston Politics?

The Dem primary for the 18th Congressional District pits two generations of politicians—represented by Christian Menefee and Al Green—against each other.

Texas Observer

Calculating the Taxpayers’ Tab for Ken Paxton’s Extensive Travels

In his three terms as attorney general, Paxton’s state police security detail has cost nearly $3 million as it accompanied him across Texas, the country, and the world.

Texas Observer

Jasmine Crockett Beating James Talarico By More Than 10 Points In Texas Democratic Primary For U.S. Senate, New Poll Shows

Rep. Jasmine Crockett is leading State Rep. James Talarico by more than 10 points in the Texas Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate, according to a new poll.

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Jasmine Crockett leads James Talarico by double digits in Senate Democratic primary, poll finds

On the Republican side, Ken Paxton and John Cornyn were neck-and-neck and in position for a runoff, according to the poll from the University of Texas’ Texas Politics Project.

The Texas Tribune

Jasmine Crockett Reportedly Called Capitol Police On a Journalist Seeking To Visit One Of Her Offices

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett called Capitol Police on a CNN journalist seeking to visit one of her offices, according to a new report.

Latin Times

Xcel will replace high-risk power poles after attorney general sues over 2024 wildfires

A damaged Xcel pole owned sparked the Smokehouse Creek fire, the largest in state history.

The Texas Tribune

Lack of Trump endorsement rocks GOP Senate primary in Texas

President Donald Trump is resisting appeals from national Republicans to endorse Texas Sen. John Cornyn in his critical primary next week.

Roll Call

Jasmine Crockett Takes Aim At James Talarico In New Ad As Texas Democratic Primary Heats Up: 'Doesn't Practice What He Preaches'

Rep. Jasmine Crockett took aim at state Rep. James Talarico in a new ad as the Texas Democratic continues to heat up.

Latin Times

Dark money fuels attack ads in final stretch of Texas’ U.S. Senate primaries

The latest campaign finance reports show big-money interests are heavily invested in the Texas primaries — but unwilling to reveal their identities at a critical juncture of the race.

The Texas Tribune

Stephen Colbert and CBS upended Jasmine Crockett’s Senate hopes in Texas. Here’s why influencer Democrats are furious

ANALYSIS: The congresswoman’s high-profile supporters are seething, writes John Bowden, as her opponent basks in the national limelight — and rakes in donations after Colbert takes their interview to YouTube

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At the Races: Sitting tight in Texas

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including the endorsements and redistricting.

Roll Call

Cornyn flatlines in the polls ahead of Texas Republican primary

With less than two weeks before the March 3 primary, Texas Sen. John Cornyn may be worse shape than he was four months ago.

TechRadar

Texas sues TP-Link over suspected China links and concern for security vulnerabilities

"Let this server as a clear warning to any Chinese entity seeking to compromise our nation's security," Texas Attorney General Paxton writes.

The Texas Tribune

AI enters the race: How Texas primary candidates are using it in 2026 ads

As Texas voters head into the 2026 primary, candidates are using artificial intelligence to mock opponents and sharpen attacks.

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The Independent UK

Did Stephen Colbert just decide the Texas Senate primary?

ANALYSIS: The Late Show host may have given the Texas Democrat the boost he needs by going public with CBS scrapping his interview, Eric Garcia writes. But it comes with significant risks

Texas Observer

Ken Paxton’s ‘Shoddy’ Prosecution of a Midwife Is Part of a Strategy to Expand His Power. Low-Income Houstonians Are Paying the Price.

Maria Margarita Rojas is the first healthcare provider charged for abortion care under Texas’ strict criminal ban. Her attorneys say the state has no evidence—yet her clinics remain shuttered.

The Independent UK

Texas Senate candidate James Talarico is flying high thanks to Colbert’s war with CBS over his banned interview

Talarico’s interview with Colbert breaks 5 million views as he sees a surge of campaign cash with early voting now underway in Texas

The Texas Tribune

GOP attorney general candidates tout conservative bona fides at only debate in primary to succeed Ken Paxton

All four candidates are vying to prove they are the heir apparent to Paxton, who has solidified the office as a juggernaut in the conservative legal movement.

The Independent UK

Voting begins in Texas as a Republican senator clings to Trump to keep his job

NEWS ANALYSIS: John Cornyn may be facing ‘biggest fight of his political life’, but Democrats may have already succeeded in giving the GOP more ground than it wants to protect, writes John Bowden

The Texas Tribune

Rick Perry says his political group will spend “whatever we need” to support John Cornyn in Senate primary

The former Texas governor chairs the Lone Star Freedom Project, a group that has already spent almost $18 million boosting Cornyn against Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt.

Texas Observer

The ‘Antifa Scare’ Goes on Trial in North Texas

As nine of the "Prairieland 19" face their days in court, the broader constitutional rights of left-wing activists may hang in the balance.

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