Texas Republican party

Paxton announced Wednesday he has filed the necessary paperwork to enter the 2026 race. The Republican first declared his intentions to run earlier this year.

Gov. Greg Abbott formally announced his fourth gubernatorial run in Houston on Sunday. The incumbent Republican, who currently has around $87 million in his campaign war chest, will face two opponents in the 2026 party primary election.

The Trump administration has aggressively investigated the president's adversaries for mortgage fraud. But it's unclear whether the federal housing agency will probe allegations against the Texas attorney general.

Jennifer Hall had served as executive director for the Texas Republican Party since 2023.

Saturday's decisions signal a deescalating intraparty tension that heightened at the start of the year.

The Texas GOP will vote Saturday to possibly bar some state legislators from running in the 2026 primary, despite repeated Texas Supreme Court rulings saying they cannot.

The saga of the Texas mid-decade redistricting of congressional districts is one of the biggest political stories of the year. Here's a timeline of the major milestones.

Gov. Greg Abbott called for a student to be expelled for celebrating Kirk's death. Legal experts say the student's speech is likely constitutionally protected.

The system created by Tom Hofeller has helped Republicans and Democrats embrace partisan gerrymandering. Now that foundation is leading states into a battle to win the U.S. House.

A 2024 change in the party's censure policy has had a big impact.