In a rare move, Governor Greg Abbott recently endorsed a challenger in a statewide race over the incumbent.

Republicans are stepping up their warnings about the midterms after a stunning Democratic upset in Texas over the weekend. The Republican Party was already grappling with growing backlash to a pair of immigration-related shootings in Minneapolis before Democrat Taylor Rehmet’s shock win in a state Senate race in the Lone Star State on Saturday.

Sid Miller and Nate Sheets are vying for the Republican nomination to lead the Texas Department of Agriculture. The winning Republican candidate will face uncontested Democratic candidate Clayton Tucker in the November election.

Will U.S. Senator John Cornyn win a fifth term?

The Texas Secretary of State is reminding Texans the last day to register to vote in the March primary election is Monday.

Four Republican candidates are running for Texas lieutenant governor—the second-in-command to the governor—in the upcoming March 3 primary election.

The governor is Texas’ chief executive, with a hand in everything from enforcing laws to setting budget priorities and responding to crises. Here’s a look at who’s running in the 2026 primary and where they come from.