TAB Member,

I hope this message finds you well. We wanted to send you an update on last night’s Primary Election results. As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the government relations team if you have any questions about last night’s election. TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The House, already facing 16 announced retirements prior to Election Day, was bound to look differently going into next session. Tuesday brought more change with nine incumbents losing outright and eight more facing runoffs (most of them having placed second in their respective contests). The 2024 primary races were as intense and expensive as we’ve seen in years. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (R) made endorsements in House races for the first time in his tenure as the Senate’s President. Governor Greg Abbott (R) and Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) were also extremely active in the House primaries – Abbott motivated by school voucher votes last session (and special sessions), while Paxton was focused on removing those who voted to impeach him. With these three statewide officers in the mix, and not always aligned on their endorsements, the Republican primary was extremely competitive. Most notably, sitting Speaker of the House Dade Phelan is not only facing a runoff opponent endorsed by the Lieutenant Governor and Former President Trump (among others), but he also failed to finish in first place. Phelan will be the most watched race by a long shot, but four House chairman are also facing a runoff – DeWayne Burns (R – Cleburne, chair of Land and Resource Management), John Kuempel (R – Seguin, chair of Higher Education), Justin Holland (R – Rockwall, chair of Sunset Commission), and Stephanie Klick (R – North Richland Hills, chair of Public Health). Lastly, Abbott and Patrick were big winners on election night, winning the vast majority of the races where they endorsed an opponent, while Paxton’s win-loss record dipped under .500. READ MORE HERE.

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