Texas primary elections saw Governor Greg Abbott endorsing challengers to Republican incumbents, with six winning and three heading to runoffs. School choice advocates had a successful election, with opponents losing outright or facing runoffs. Trump and MAGA-loyalists won in Texas, reflecting his influence. Key figures like Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott played significant roles in ousting GOP incumbents. The State Board of Education races could reshape Texas education. Notable upsets included @LaHood4Texas winning outright in a competitive district. The GOP primary shifted Texas further right, a victory for Abbott and Dan Patrick. With school voucher critics ousted, attention now turns to Abbott's education priorities. The Texas Senate sees a Democratic runoff after @whitmire_john's retirement. Incumbents targeted for voting against school choice faced losses or runoffs, indicating a significant political shift towards school choice in Texas.
Tuesday's election was a total bloodbath and a mandate for school choice in Texas. The biggest political shift towards school choice in Texas history. School choice was the main dividing line in all these races and it's already sending shockwaves across the country. The… https://t.co/fcPkVwaWvP
A political EARTHQUAKE rocked Texas on Tuesday. 77% of the incumbents we targeted for voting against school choice lost outright or were forced to runoffs. Taking out a sitting legislator is the hardest thing to do in politics. Incumbents win their reelection about 90% of the… https://t.co/cgr2Rt6G6o
Behind the scenes on Newsmax talking about the political earthquake that rocked Texas. 77% of anti-school choice incumbents we targeted lost or were forced to runoffs. Taking out a sitting legislator is the hardest thing to do in politics. 90% of them usually win reelection. https://t.co/xhGBRIsZjI
Behind the scenes Fox & Friends talking about the political earthquake that rocked Texas. 77% of anti-school choice incumbents we targeted lost or were forced to runoffs. Taking out a sitting legislator is the hardest thing to do in politics. 90% of them usually win reelection. https://t.co/TcuGz1miQB
“Abbott’s School Choice Hopes Alive with 10 House Incumbents Ousted, Sent to Runoffs School choice positions of Super Tuesday winners could move the needle on Texas education for years to come.” https://t.co/dhTho6NkFl @TheTexanNews
What Texas GOP Voters Expect in 2025 Catch your Daily Headlines with @bwaltens ⬇️ When Republican voters cast their votes this week in the primary election, they didn’t just elect candidates. They also approved 13 ballot propositions. These propositions don’t have the effect… https://t.co/Gjvdv6u1DY
Still can't get over the political earthquake that rocked Texas on Tuesday. 77% of the incumbents we targeted for voting against school choice lost outright or were forced to runoffs. Taking out a sitting legislator is the hardest thing to do in politics. Incumbents win their…
🎧 On our Weekly Roundup podcast, the team discusses their biggest takeaways from Texas’ March 5 primary elections, the impact of endorsements from Donald Trump, @GregAbbott_TX, and @KenPaxtonTX, a rundown of the hottest races, and more. https://t.co/aQtPRCDGZn
After @whitmire_john's retirement from the Texas Senate, House member @jarvisjohnsontx and @MollyforTexas are headed to a Democratic runoff for the chance to fill the open seat. A special election is set for May 4 to finish out Whitmire's term. #txlege https://t.co/RzE8AXmNkT
The GOP primary has yanked the lower chamber, once again, to the right—a huge victory for Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick. https://t.co/B7Ubk9dNvh
With school voucher critics ousted, all eyes turn to Abbott on Texas education priorities https://t.co/w2UvtnXjLY
The Texas GOP purge, and other below-the-radar Super Tuesday nuggets https://t.co/MmaDnSpUJI
In one of Tuesday's biggest upsets, @LaHood4Texas bested @stevefortx and fellow challenger Michael Champion outright, avoiding a Republican runoff. He faces Democrat Shekhar Sinha in the November general for the competitive San Antonio district. #txlege https://t.co/cN1mo8Wxwf
The State Board of Education has multiple races headed to runoffs that could fundamentally reshape the overseeing body of Texas education. https://t.co/2lR6F5WHJl
Texas congressman will face a Uvalde YouTuber in runoff election https://t.co/KYwPQmxrBR
#Tomlinson: Billionaires Tim Dunn and Jeff Yass financed Gov. Greg Abbott's and Attorney General Ken Paxton's revenge plots against reasonable Republicans. https://t.co/tZAIu3Ynzk
Texas primary runoff election 2024: What you need to know before voting in May https://t.co/9eqGRGc6qk
Trump not only won Texas' primary race, but a group of MAGA-loyalists won across the state, signifying just how much of an influence the former president has on local politics. https://t.co/yTnmkRXLY6
‘Battle lines are drawn’: How Ken Paxton, Greg Abbott succeeded in ousting GOP incumbents https://t.co/9GDAwqQ11q
The 2024 primary election was a major success for school choice advocates in Texas. Several opponents of education reform lost outright, others went to runoffs, and still more were electorally weakened. 📲Full Story: https://t.co/kWWoZ6PJgC https://t.co/ewZHcIkqDP
Heads Up! Here are the top three stories in Texas that you need to know on March 7th. For more information go to https://t.co/enZfM2Y2Hk. https://t.co/lXBIUOLjwp
Abbott endorsed a dozen challengers to Republican incumbents running for reelection in the Texas House. Six of them won and three more forced a runoff. https://t.co/wEXi19msnX