Don Huffines vows to never take salary if elected as comptroller in 2026 Forecast has Abbott winning nomination again to go with stinging defeats for beekeeper he's championed for state farm boss and handpicked incumbent who's ousted in first round when old foe leads pack in comptroller race. more   Gov Greg Abbott and TFB's Russell Boening back Nate Sheets for AG chief Governor's campaign acknowledges potential for 2018 replay for first time in aftermath of state Senate runoff shocker made possible in part by Trump's plunging poll numbers with fundraising email day after flash poll on ICE. more   Texas AG pulls ahead of Cornyn for first time in months while Crockett up by 8 points on state rep who led by 9 just three weeks ago in fight for Demo nomination in UH survey that finds Hunt with bigger lead on both major Democrats than frontrunning Republicans in hypothetical fall pairings. more Ken Paxton gets TPUSA nod Feb 9 - Jasmine Crockett on X Jan 30   Chasity Martinez wins special Louisiana House election on February 7 Rural Democrat ruins Republicans plans to flip seat with 24-point victory with bigger swing than special Texas SD 9 runoff when as many as a third of Republican voters and lion's share of independents backed Rehmet week ago in race with record turnout. more   Texas Dems could be one step closer to turning state blue after president slips doctored photo of Obama and wife into instructional video on voting machine rigging in social media posting Black GOP senator calls most racist move yet. more GOP Sen. Tim Scott shares shot of president's deleted video Feb 6   Gov. Greg Abbott says GOP thriving in Rio Grande Valley on Feb 3 Overtime contest Democrat won in romp attracted more votes than any of all 11 other second-round elections in special Senate races in current century with record combined count that proves GOP claims of low turnout as cause of loss to be baseless. more   Lone Star State Republicans get another kick to gut after big Hispanic vote shift in SD 9 runoff with ruling that spurns DOJ and Golden State GOP bid to have Prop 50 thrown out in case that could put Dems on track for majority. more California Governor Gavin Newsom signs Proposition 50 plan August 21   State Rep Gina Hinojosa with Starr County officials December 22