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An unusually competitive primary March 3 is driving early money, flood of ads, outside involvement and heavy voter outreach.
Aaron Reitz releases a campaign ad as the Texas attorney general race intensifies ahead of the March 3 Republican primary.
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Greg Abbott enters 2026 Texas governor’s race with staggering $106 million on hand
Abbott raised almost $23 million from July through December, while his leading Democratic challenger, state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, brought in $1.3 million in the last 10 weeks of 2025.
Abbott backs Sheets over longtime commissioner, Sid Miller, citing integrity, rule of law and a zero tolerance stance on criminality.
Abbott entered 2026 with a staggering $105,737,180 cash on hand. The latest total contributions to the campaign sit at $45,343,474, with $44,067,462 in expenditures, according to data compiled by Transparency USA, a nonpartisan website that tracks public donations to candidates.