Texas AG pulls ahead of Cornyn for first time in months while Crockett up by 8 points on state rep who led by 9 just three weeks ago in fight for Demo nomination in UH survey that finds Hunt with bigger lead on both major Democrats than frontrunning Republicans in hypothetical fall pairings. more Ken Paxton gets TPUSA nod Feb 9 - Jasmine Crockett on X Jan 30   Chasity Martinez wins special Louisiana House election on February 7 Rural Democrat ruins Republicans plans to flip seat with 24-point victory with bigger swing than special Texas SD 9 runoff when as many as a third of Republican voters and lion's share of independents backed Rehmet week ago in race with record turnout. more   Texas Dems could be one step closer to turning state blue after president slips doctored photo of Obama and wife into instructional video on voting machine rigging in social media posting Black GOP senator calls most racist move yet. more GOP Sen. Tim Scott shares shot of president's deleted video Feb 6   Gov. Greg Abbott says GOP thriving in Rio Grande Valley on Feb 3 Overtime contest Democrat won in romp attracted more votes than any of all 11 other second-round elections in special Senate races in current century with record combined count that proves GOP claims of low turnout as cause of loss to be baseless. more   Lone Star State Republicans get another kick to gut after big Hispanic vote shift in SD 9 runoff with ruling that spurns DOJ and Golden State GOP bid to have Prop 50 thrown out in case that could put Dems on track for majority. more California Governor Gavin Newsom signs Proposition 50 plan August 21   Taylor Rehmet celebrates with supporters at SD 9 victory bash Jan 31 Blue wave watch under way with SD 9 pummeling in state where Dems would have Texas House super-majority, eight more senators, all statewide offices and 21 more Congress seats if all contests swing as much for Dems as OT vote. more   President has memory loss or simply acting when he says he was unaware of bad showing for candidate he endorsed at least three times with pair of glowing plugs in days before runoff election that Democrat won by 14 in district that's been solid red for more than 40 years. more Donald Trump endorses Leigh Wambsganss first time August 20   State Rep Gina Hinojosa with Starr County officials December 22