Anonymousabout 2 hours ago
State Sen. Mayes Middleton defeated U.S. Rep. Chip Roy by an 11-point margin in the May 26, 2026, Texas Republican attorney general runoff, powered by nearly $17 million of his own money and relentless attacks on Roy's past criticisms of Donald Trump. The outcome underscores how loyalty to the former president now functions as the decisive credential in Texas Republican primaries, even for an office that traditionally rewards legal expertise, and sets up a November contest against Democratic state Sen. Nathan Johnson that will test whether Middleton's hard-right positioning is an asset or liability statewide.