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Texas in Focus
The 2026 races, the candidates and officials, and the money behind them, from Texas’ public records. More of the state’s ledgers are on the way.
40races on the Nov. 3 ballot covered here: 1 Senate, 1 governor, 38 HouseFEC and state election offices
90candidates listed in those racesFEC and state candidate lists
$195.1Mraised by Texas’ federal candidatesFEC campaign reports, latest filed (through Sept. 30, 2026)
$395.8Mspent by outside groups for or against themFEC independent expenditures, duplicates removed
These figures are different measures from different records and are not added together. Candidate fundraising counts federal candidates only. How the figures were checked →
Texas’ top topics
Texas’ 2026 racesEvery federal and governor’s race on Texas’ ballot, with the money behind each candidate.→
Candidates & officialsWho is on the ballot and who represents Texas in Congress now, each with a page of their records.→
Gathering dataWhere they standEach candidate’s position on the issues. Research has started in Florida.
How they votedRoll calls by Texas’ members of Congress, grouped by issue.→
Flock & ALPRLicense-plate readers: who uses them, what they cost, who pulled back.→
AI & data centersLarge data-center projects in Texas on our map.→
Gathering dataTexas’ public moneyThe state budget, reserves and debt, what county governments collect and spend, and what local officials are paid.
On the ballot Nov. 3
Every federal race and the governor’s race in Texas. Pick a race for the money behind each candidate.
- Texas SenateTed Brown Jr. (L), Ken Paxton Jr. (R), James Talarico (D)
- Texas GovernorGreg Abbott (R), Pat Dixon (L), Gina Hinojosa (D)
- TX-01Nathaniel Moran (R), Yolanda Rena Prince (D)
- TX-02Shaun Finnie (D), Steve Toth (R)
- TX-03Evan Hunt (D), Keith Self (R)
- TX-04Pat Fallon (R), Jason Pearce (D)
- TX-05Lance Gooden (R), Chelsey Alexandra Hockett (D)
- TX-06Jake Ellzey (R), Danny Minton (D)
- TX-07Lizzie Fletcher (D), Alexander Hale (R), Espoir Ngabo (G)
- TX-08Laura Jones (D), Jessica Hart Steinmann (R)
- TX-09Letty Gutierrez (D), Alex Mealer (R)
- TX-10Chris Gober (R), Caitlin McClay Rourk (D)
- TX-11August Pfluger (R), Claire Anne Reynolds (D)
- TX-12Craig Goldman (R), Heli Prilliman (D)
- TX-13Ronny Jackson (R), Mark Nair (D)
- TX-14Thurman Bill Bartie (D), Randy Weber (R)
- TX-15Mónica De La Cruz (R), Bobby Pulido (D)
- TX-16Adam Bauman (R), Veronica Escobar (D)
- TX-17Pete Sessions (R), Casey Shepard (D)
- TX-18Christian Menefee (D), Ronald Dwayne Whitfield (R)
- TX-19Kyle Rable (D), Tom Sell (R)
- TX-20Edgardo Rafael Báez (R), Joaquin Castro (D)
- TX-21Kristin A. Hook (D), Tex Teixeira (R)
- TX-22Marquette Greene-Scott (D), Trever Nehls (R)
- TX-23Brandon Herrera (R), Ben Mendoza (I), Katy Padilla Stout (D)
- TX-24Kevin Beryl Burge (D), Beth Van Duyne (R)
- TX-25Dione Michelle Sims (D), Roger Williams (R)
- TX-26Brandon Gill (R), Phil Gray (L), Steven James Shook (D)
- TX-27Michael Cloud (R), Tanya W. Lloyd (D)
- TX-28Henry Cuellar (D), Marlón Gerardo Durán (G), Tano E. Tijerina (R)
- TX-29Martha Elena Fierro (R), Sylvia Garcia (D)
- TX-30Frederick D. Haynes, III (D), Everett Jackson (R)
- TX-31John Carter (R), Justin Early (D), Greg Stoker (G)
- TX-32Dan F. Barrios, Jr. (D), Jace Yarbrough (R)
- TX-33Colin Allred (D), Patrick David Gillespie (R)
- TX-34Eddie Espinoza (G), Eric D. Flores (R), Vicente Gonzalez (D), Chris B. Royal (L)
- TX-35Carlos De La Cruz (R), Johnny C. Garcia (D)
- TX-36Brian Babin (R), Rhonda J. Hart (D)
- TX-37Greg Casar (D), Lauren B. Peña (R)
- TX-38Jon Bonck (R), Melissa A. McDonough (D), Alex McMenemy (G)
Candidates & officials
90 candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot in the races above, and who represents Texas now.
In Congress now
- John CornynU.S. Senator · Republican
- Ted CruzU.S. Senator · Republican
- Nathaniel MoranU.S. House, District 1 · Republican · running in TX-01
- Dan CrenshawU.S. House, District 2 · Republican
- Keith SelfU.S. House, District 3 · Republican · running in TX-03
- Pat FallonU.S. House, District 4 · Republican · running in TX-04
- Lance GoodenU.S. House, District 5 · Republican · running in TX-05
- Jake EllzeyU.S. House, District 6 · Republican · running in TX-06
- Lizzie FletcherU.S. House, District 7 · Democrat · running in TX-07
- Morgan LuttrellU.S. House, District 8 · Republican
- Al GreenU.S. House, District 9 · Democrat
- Michael T. McCaulU.S. House, District 10 · Republican
- August PflugerU.S. House, District 11 · Republican · running in TX-11
- Craig A. GoldmanU.S. House, District 12 · Republican · running in TX-12
- Ronny JacksonU.S. House, District 13 · Republican · running in TX-13
- Randy K. Weber, Sr.U.S. House, District 14 · Republican · running in TX-14
- Monica De La CruzU.S. House, District 15 · Republican · running in TX-15
- Veronica EscobarU.S. House, District 16 · Democrat · running in TX-16
- Pete SessionsU.S. House, District 17 · Republican · running in TX-17
- Christian D. MenefeeU.S. House, District 18 · Democrat · running in TX-18
- Jodey C. ArringtonU.S. House, District 19 · Republican
- Joaquin CastroU.S. House, District 20 · Democrat · running in TX-20
- Chip RoyU.S. House, District 21 · Republican
- Troy E. NehlsU.S. House, District 22 · Republican
- Beth Van DuyneU.S. House, District 24 · Republican · running in TX-24
- Roger WilliamsU.S. House, District 25 · Republican · running in TX-25
- Brandon GillU.S. House, District 26 · Republican · running in TX-26
- Michael CloudU.S. House, District 27 · Republican · running in TX-27
- Henry CuellarU.S. House, District 28 · Democrat · running in TX-28
- Sylvia R. GarciaU.S. House, District 29 · Democrat · running in TX-29
- Jasmine CrockettU.S. House, District 30 · Democrat
- John R. CarterU.S. House, District 31 · Republican · running in TX-31
- Julie JohnsonU.S. House, District 32 · Democrat
- Marc A. VeaseyU.S. House, District 33 · Democrat
- Vicente GonzalezU.S. House, District 34 · Democrat · running in TX-34
- Greg CasarU.S. House, District 35 · Democrat · running in TX-37
- Brian BabinU.S. House, District 36 · Republican · running in TX-36
- Lloyd DoggettU.S. House, District 37 · Democrat
- Wesley HuntU.S. House, District 38 · Republican
Gathering data
State legislators, statewide officers and local officials in Texas, with their campaign accounts and the money they report, as we have built for Florida.
Your county at a glance
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A county map of Texas: plate readers, local officials’ pay and county budgets, one county at a time.
Texas stories
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Investigations follow one stream of public money from the ledger to the people it reaches. Florida is first; see Florida in Focus for what a state’s Files look like.