Candidate who rescued Navy Seals sends coastal fight soaring to number two on GOP incumbent contest list as LaHood leads cash chase and primaries with Harrison, Kitzman, Hopper, Dorazio, Dean, Noble and Keresa R vault into top 10. more
Challengers in round one fights with targeted Republicans could be left in lurch after chamber leader Dustin Burrows gets apparent peace offering from group who blamed him for setting agenda up to fail in debut term with gavel. more
Two-time suburban mayor candidate who did time in county jail as younger man could be key to preventing Democrats from running table in Texas House districts that governor plans to spend $25 million trying to flip in fall. more
Paxton and Cornyn neck-and-neck with Hunt still in picture in Emerson survey that shows Austin rep faring best with Hispanic, white and male voters while both Democratic frontrunners trail incumbent but tied with AG. more
Abbott raises expectations to record levels with plan to turn largest Texas county red with first win for him in dozen years and victories in races for seats in districts where Republicans haven't been competitive. more
Governor sees different landscape than polling portends with prediction in new podcast that he will carry state's largest metro for first time in dozen years and build on gains in RGV where he scored less than 42% in last outing after foreseeing win. more
Abbott may have found key to making blue mecca Republican with call to seize control of elections in largest metro based on one voter registered at P.O. box for every 26,000 as problem that's actually declined and has no effect on outcome. more
