New polls show U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt tied for first in the Texas Senate Republican primary, leading to millions in attack ads. Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett gains key endorsements in the Democratic primary.

In a state Senate race in Fort Worth's Tarrant County, Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss by 14 points — a 30-point swing from President Trump's results in 2024.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet has won a special election for the Texas state Senate and flipped a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024

A Democratic win in a special election in solidly red Texas is sparking a new wave of warnings from Republicans on Capitol Hill about finetuning messaging and revving up turnout heading into the midterm elections.

The A-J asked candidates questions ahead of the March primaries. Check out responses from Riley Rodriquez, a Democrat running for Texas State Senate District 28.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a solidly red Texas Senate district that President Donald Trump carried by 17 points in the 2024 presidential election.

This story is part of our Best Things in Texas package, which appeared in the December 2025 issue. If you had to put together a group of Texas lawmakers who presumably wouldn’t work well together—to assemble a group of legislative anti-Avengers—you ...

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