Midterm event during first two NFL games turns into Trump tribute with nominees in close races distancing from him with excuses for no-shows as RNC reserves less one hour each night for candidates who event was supposed to boost. more VP JD Vance set to speak first night of Dallas midterm rally September 9   Texas Senate contender faces decision on whether to counter trash talk with trash talk after president claims he's greatest AG of all time despite sloppy way he dresses and stumbles on his tongue as warm-up for Dallas rally. more Ken Paxton campaigns for US Senate in Corpus Christi on September 2   Gina Hinojosa with Pastor Tiffany Tarrant at worship service August 30 President not as unpopular here as he is nationwide as survey for conservative group shows top two races going down to wire as voters think GOP midterm rally in Dallas will have impact on election while governor left off 2028 list. more   Senate majority leader sounds alarm on loss of Texas seat without Trump bailout in Fox News appearance that could have opposite effect of stated intentions with nation's leader who doesn't let others tell him what to do or when to do it. more Senate Majority Leader John Thune talks Texas on Fox News September 1   Ken Paxton appears with Jacqui Heinrich on Fox News program August 30 Senate Republican says money not in budget for Texas race while president cuts some ads for AG that have yet to air with time in diminishing supply as Trump plans to use war chest to promote himself before fall vote. more   De La Cruz siblings fumble leads in red CD 15 and blue CD 35 based on lines on Kalshi and Polymarket that show Democrats as substantial favorites in two other target races on map that Republicans redrew for flipping five at Trump command as California D's expect to run table. more Democrat Johnny Garcia seeks CD 35 seat - Bexar County SO photo   US Senate hopeful James Talarico at Rio Grande Valley rally August 23 Democrat's probability of winning Senate seat goes up on most sites less than 24 hours after president who's historically unpopular raises cash for GOP nominee in Houston with plans to do even more for state AG in Texas before vote. more   Nation's leader passes plate in Houston for AG who's dependent on him as cure-all for shortcomings in every phase of competition and undaunted by blue wave replay prospects after Cruz led by 7 and won by 2.6 in 2018 midterm after president's Houston event for him. more TX Speaker Dustin Burrows pitches allies in Collin County August 27