The 2018 midterm election could be an interesting one in Texas, reports KHOU.
Some Texan officials who will be on the ballot are already in a strong position. Gov. Greg Abbott already has almost $30 million in the bank. Other Lone Star lawmakers look less invincible. Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing federal securities fraud charges and is under criminal indictment in state court.
Perhaps most interesting: Senator Ted Cruz is up for re-election, and could face a challenge from one of the twin Castro brothers of San Antonio. Juan and Joaquin Castro are both seen as rising stars in the Democratic party and were discussed as possible VP picks by the Clinton campaign.
They’ll have a tough row to hoe, though, in a state where Republicans beat Democrats by an average of 23 points in 2014.