It's a clash of some of the Texas GOP's biggest titans, and only one of them will move on to run against Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico in the general election in November.

The Republican president had repeatedly teased his intention to endorse a candidate in the race, starting soon after Ken Paxton and John Cornyn emerged as the remaining contenders from the first round of primary voting in March.

Abraham George, former chair of the Collin County GOP, addressed Republicans in Rowlett ahead of the state GOP convention in June where he will seek a second term.

Christian Menefee (50%) leads Al Green (43%) among Texans who are likely to vote in the May 2026 Democratic primary runoff election for TX-18, with 7% unsure. Over four-fifths of likely TX-18 voters view both Green (84%) and Menefee (82%) favorably.

Texas voters will return to the polls this week to decide several high-profile runoff races, including contests for U.S. Senate, state attorney general and lieutenant governor.

Early voting in the Texas primary runoff begins Monday in Lubbock County. Here's where to vote, what's on the ballot and what ID you'll need.

As illegal border crossings skyrocketed two years ago, Texas Republicans in unison railed against the Biden administration’s immigration policies and vowed, if given power, to seal the U.S.-Mexico border and support Donald Trump’s promised mass deportations.