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Rep. Dan Crenshaw says culture of misinformation fueled his primary loss: “The truth didn’t matter”

The fourth-term congressman, who lost decisively to state Rep. Steve Toth, said baseless attacks about his alleged insider trading and gun stances fueled the upset.

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How Jasmine Crockett slipped from Democratic frontrunner to decisive defeat in the Senate primary

Crockett embarked on her primary bid with a makeshift operation that lacked a campaign manager, a developed fundraising strategy and comprehensive infrastructure for a ground game.

The Texas Tribune

After years of gains, Republicans in Congress push to roll back chemical regulations

In Texas, environmental activists and experts raise the alarm about the potential impact on public health if the Toxic Substances Control Act is weakened.

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Meet Don Huffines, the self-funding tea party activist who won the GOP Texas comptroller primary

The former state senator from Dallas challenged Gov. Greg Abbott from the right four years ago. He’s now in line to oversee the $1 billion voucher program championed by the governor.

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Pro-gambling interests fail to gain ground in Texas primaries as legislative roadblocks remain

Despite slow progress, casino empire Las Vegas Sands promised to continue investing in candidates who support bringing destination resort casinos to Texas.

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Politicians want to stop companies from buying homes. A ban wouldn’t bring down costs.

President Trump, who wants to stop profit-driven companies from buying residences in bulk, spotlighted the struggles of a Houston woman who was regularly outbid by firms on homes in the pandemic.

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Rep. Tony Gonzales drops reelection bid amid pressure over affair scandal

The San Antonio Republican was pushed into a runoff in the primary for his border district. Speaker Mike Johnson and other GOP members had called on him to exit the race.

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Legal fight over SpaceX beach closures hits Texas Supreme Court

The justices are considering the constitutionality of a 2013 law in a lawsuit brought by environmentalist and indigenous groups against the General Land Office and Cameron County.

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Wichita Falls ISD avoids state takeover, will keep its elected school board

The threat of a Texas Education Agency takeover was triggered by one of the North Texas district’s schools that had been underperforming for years.

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Speaker Mike Johnson and House leadership ask Tony Gonzales to drop reelection bid

The call from party leadership in Congress arrived a day after the San Antonio congressman admitted to the affair for the first time.

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Paxton says he’d consider dropping out of Senate runoff if Republicans pass voter ID bill

President Donald Trump, who was neutral in the first round, said he would endorse “soon” in the runoff between Paxton and GOP incumbent John Cornyn and would expect the candidate he did not endorse to drop out.

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Who is Steve Toth, the outspoken state House hardliner who wiped out incumbent Dan Crenshaw?

The Texas state representative is part of a band of conservatives known for antagonizing Republican leadership and working to push the state further right.

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ICE replacing operator of El Paso detention camp, report says

The Washington Post reported that a document was distributed to ICE staff indicating the agency was drafting a letter to potentially terminate the facility’s $1.2 billion contract.

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Camp Mystic can’t alter flood-damaged area while civil suit proceeds, judge rules

Cabins, grounds and other buildings hit by the July 4 flood on the Guadalupe River cannot be renovated or removed, according to the order.

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Rep. Tony Gonzales, forced into runoff, admits to affair with aide who died by suicide

“I’ve asked God to forgive me, which he has,” the San Antonio Republican told a conservative radio host the day after he was forced into a primary runoff.

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Texas primary voters smash recent midterm turnout records

Turnout in the Democratic primary outpaced that on the Republican side for the first time since 2020, a notable distinction given the draw of high-profile Senate primaries in both parties.

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Nate Sheets promises to fire everyone linked to Sid Miller at Texas agriculture department after primary win

Sheets, in an interview with The Texas Tribune, also promised to lower costs for farmers and work with federal officials to beat a parasitic fly heading toward Texas.

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With Trump endorsement looming, Cornyn and Paxton prepare for “knife fight” in Senate runoff

The president could scramble the traditional assumptions about a runoff if he carries out his promise to make an endorsement “soon” and urge whoever he snubs to drop out.

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Trump says he will soon endorse in runoff between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton

The president also said he would call on whomever he does not endorse to drop out of the race — though he did not specify whether he would back Cornyn or Paxton.

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U.S. House ethics panel launches investigation into Rep. Tony Gonzales’ alleged affair with staffer who died

The committee will determine whether Gonzales “engaged in sexual misconduct towards an individual employed in his congressional office.”

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Kamala Harris endorses James Talarico for U.S. Senate after supporting his opponent in the primary

After endorsing U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic primary, the former vice president called for the party to unite behind Talarico.

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Green, Menefee are headed for runoff in Houston clash of Democratic incumbents

Newly drawn political maps put the incumbents into the same congressional district.

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Big money moved the needle and down-ballot chaos reigned in Texas’ action-packed primaries

Two blockbuster Senate primaries dominated attention, chaos reigned in down-ballot races and an intense runoff season looms.

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Photos: 2026 Texas Primaries

Photographers across the state covered this year’s primary election.

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Multiple U.S. House members face setbacks in Texas primaries

U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Houston, was defeated and four other incumbents — Democrats and Republicans — found themselves in close races or runoffs as votes were still being counted early Wednesday.

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