{"id":2629123,"date":"2026-07-13T12:49:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/toss-up-house-gop-candidates-rallying-with-ken-paxton-in-texas\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T12:51:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:51:34","slug":"toss-up-house-gop-candidates-rallying-with-ken-paxton-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/toss-up-house-gop-candidates-rallying-with-ken-paxton-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Toss-up House GOP candidates rallying with Ken Paxton in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftoss-up-house-gop-candidates-rallying-with-ken-paxton-in-texas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2629123&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the GOP nominee for U.S. Senate,is scheduled to hold a rally in the Rio Grande Valley with several Republican candidates for key House seats,including Tano Tijerina and Eric Flores. Tijerina is challenging Democrat Henry Cuellar in the 28th District, while flores will face Democrat Vicente Gonzalez in the 34th District; both are viewed as strong opportunities for Republicans. The NRCC emphasizes that flipping these seats is crucial for expanding the GOP majority. Paxton\u2019s candidacy is seen as potentially impacting other Texas congressional races due to redistricting, with concerns about his statewide underperformance based on some analyses, though he won his last statewide election comfortably. The Texas Senate race between Paxton and Democratic state Rep. James Talarico is highly competitive and expensive. Under new district lines, former President Trump would likely have won Cuellar\u2019s and Gonzalez\u2019s seats in 2024 by significant margins. Paxton\u2019s campaign underscores his support for conservative values, contrasting with Democratic opponents, and highlights his previous electoral success.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\">Texas<\/a> Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\/\">Ken Paxton<\/a>, the GOP nominee for U.S. Senate, is set to rally in the Rio Grande Valley with nominees for critical House seats. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paxton will appear alongside Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina and former federal prosecutor Eric Flores, in addition to National Border Patrol Council President Paul Perez, in McAllen on Tuesday, according to the event website. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4646021\/texas-gop-house-candidates-rally-ken-paxton\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Battleground House GOP candidates aren\u2019t running away from Ken Paxton in Texas<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4645582\/gary-peters-endorses-haley-stevens-michigan-senate-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Gary Peters endorses Haley Stevens over Abdul el Sayed to replace him in Michigan<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4644299\/gop-plan-win-long-island-kathy-hochul-zohran-mamdani\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Republican plan to win Long Island runs through Hochul and Mamdani<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tijerina is challenging Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/henry-cuellar\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1174\">Henry Cuellar<\/a> (D-TX) in the Laredo-based 28th District, while Flores will face Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) in the McAllen-area 34th District. Both seats are among the National Republican Congressional Committee\u2019s best flip opportunities in the country, and Flores and Tijerina are considered two of the strongest Republican recruits this cycle. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe road to holding and expanding the House majority runs straight through South Texas, where Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez are watching their political careers collapse,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nrcc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"466\">NRCC<\/a> spokesman Christian Martinez told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in a statement. \u201cTano Tijerina and Eric Flores are America First fighters who will retire self-serving career politician Cuellar, fire radical rubber-stamp Gonzalez, and finally deliver the strong, conservative representation South Texans deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-cornyn\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"965\">John Cornyn<\/a> (R-TX) campaigned partly on the premise that Paxton\u2019s candidacy would jeopardize several Texas congressional seats, many of which were drastically altered during a round of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"241\">redistricting <\/a>in July 2025. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Leadership Fund, the main super PAC for Senate Republicans, commissioned an analysis last year arguing that Republicans might only flip two of the five seats altered during redistricting, with both Gonzalez and Cuellar winning, if Paxton were the nominee because of his potential statewide underperformance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That said, Paxton won his last statewide election in 2022 by about 10 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSouth Texans have sent a clear message to Democrats that they believe in hard work, faith, family, and the American Dream. James Talarico would make life unaffordable and impose his radical left values. AG Paxton looks forward to sharing his message and expanding the map alongside Tano Tijerina and Eric Flores in the Rio Grande Valley,\u201d Paxton spokesman Noah Jennings told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4639277\/talarico-paxton-july-fourth-england\/\">TALARICO KNOCKS PAXTON FOR SPENDING FOURTH OF JULY IN UK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Texas Senate contest is expected to be one of the most expensive and competitive in the country, with Paxton taking on Democratic state Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-talarico\/\">James Talarico<\/a>. Earlier this year, Talarico announced that he had raised $30 million during the second quarter. Paxton announced raising $9 million in the same time period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the new lines, President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\"> Donald Trump <\/a>would have won Cuellar\u2019s and Gonzalez\u2019s seats each by more than 10 points in 2024. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ken Paxton to rally in Rio Grande Valley with House candidates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4316,"featured_media":2629124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26147094590787.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[32455,38244,37104],"class_list":["post-2629123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-house-gop","tag-ken-paxton","tag-texas-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26147094590787.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4316"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2629123"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2629127,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629123\/revisions\/2629127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2629124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2629123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2629123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2629123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}