Middleton leads Johnson in race for Texas attorney general, but the contest is unusually close
Early voting for the general election begins in less than seven weeks, and while the U.S. Senate fight has drawn national attention, there’s another contest on the ballot that’s at least as consequential for Texans: the race to succeed Republican incumbent Ken Paxton as state attorney general, featuring state Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, and state Sen. […]
Talarico leads Paxton by 5 points in new poll of Texas’ U.S. Senate race
WASHINGTON — The latest survey of the U.S. Senate race from Texas Public Opinion Research shows Democrat James Talarico leading Republican Ken Paxton, 45% to 40%, marking the Austin state representative’s largest lead in any public poll taken during the general election period. Since Paxton locked up the GOP nomination in late May, polling of the contest has […]