July 18, 2025      12:00 PM

Campaign finance reports reveal battle lines in the race for AG, an Agriculture Commissioner race simmering, and little juice in Texas House contests

Trump’s blanket endorsements of voucher supporters is having the intended effect so far, meantime Commissioner Miller gets a run for his money and Abbott is sitting on a mountain of cash

Editor's note: Since the original publication of this story, more reports have trickled in, so the article has been updated throughout - SB

Three takeaways from the July semiannual campaign finance reports are this: the self-funding candidates are the last to file, the lines in top tier races have largely already been drawn, and this primary cycle may overall could be a snooze fest down ballot. That, of course, could change if Republicans go through with redrawing congressional districts to make them more competitive creating a magnet for national money from both parties.

More on all that as we shift into the special session next week. For now, let’s break down the reports we’ve seen from candidates so far:

By James Russell

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