December 11, 2019      4:47 PM

JR: A potentially significant shift, Texas House on track to see widespread Democratic primaries instead of so many Republican contests

For the most part, Republicans seem to have contained the urge to fight with each other while Democrats must deal with their own insurgent candidates, particularly in Houston

If you thought this legislative session was a snoozer, then you may hate the March GOP primaries. While this year was full of surprises – culminating in the downfall of a speaker, a committee chairman, and an incumbent in a swing seat – the Republican primary could be relatively quiet.

Democrats report fielding a record number of candidates while Republicans are beefing up their war chests for general election battles.

Meantime, the state’s de facto third-party, run by Farris and Dan Wilks along with Tim Dunn, has seemed to quietly exit the stage. Not one challenger has emerged to primary members of Senate Republican Caucus up for reelection this cycle. That’s even after Empower Texans feuded with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick for much of the summer, comparing him to Beto O’Rourke on gun rights while Patrick accused spokesman Michael Quinn Sullivan of destroying the GOP.

By James Russell

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