State's ruling party could be kissing goodbye to Tarrant County for good as Mattie Parker joins parade of Republicans breaking ranks with party in statewide races with pitch for Jon Rosenthal in fight with former local party chair Bo French for railroad commissioner. more GOP's Mattie Parker backs Jon Rosenthal for RRC seat on October 25   GOP's Carlos De La Cruz with block walkers for Texas CD 35 race October 3 Dem Rep. Vicente Gonzales up 7 points on Eric Flores in CD 34 where Democrat leads Senate race by 13 as Carlos De La Cruz ahead of Johnny Garcia by 1 point in district where Paxton trails by 16 at top of ticket and governor's contest tied. more   Texas Republican statewide nominees for agriculture and railroad commissioner and eight congressinal seats come up empty when president dishes out latest plugs as Democrats' odds surge to highest marks yet on major prediction platforms. more Democrat Clayton Tucker with Ag Commissioner Sid Miller October 21   Ken Paxton in Fort Bend Oct. 21 after praying with pastors on Oct. 20 Vote Hub estimates Talarico's with lead at 6 points based on first two days of early Texas vote as Democratic hopeful's probability of win jumps on prediction markets while the GOP governor's goes in opposite direction just 12 days before the midterm election. more   Republicans get more bad news as Harris and Dallas break records for first day of in-person voting as state's biggest counties way over 2022 counts and substantially higher than first midterm election on Trump watch when the Dems flipped 14 legislative and two more in Congress in 2018. more Gina Hinojosa with SA Spurs fans at season opener on October 20   James Talarico and the Chicks at San Antonio Majestic Theater October 18 Democrat up in Texas Senate race by 2 in new Hobby School survey that finds Abbott and other Republicans on the statewide ticket with leads of five points on average and governor in front by three with two weeks left before vote. more   CBS News/YouGov survey shows Dem up on Paxton by 2 points in Texas Senate race while Abbott in front of Hinojosa by twice as much as polling finds big leads for Democrat with Hispanic and indies and support from 9% who've sworn in past to never vote for a Dem. more GOP's Ken Paxton kicks off Come and Take It tour in Rockwall October 17   Vicente Gonzalez staff photo of billboard with GOP foe and Trump World's richest man emerges as source of massive investment in Ken Paxton campaign via super PAC maze after Republican Senate nominee raises $10 million in 3rd quarter compared to Democrat's record-crushing $63 million haul as ex-DOGE leader gives him new weapon that could backfire on GOP. more