January 29, 2026      2:15 PM

With a runoff possible, Johnson and Jaworski duke it out in a spirited race for the Democratic nomination for Texas Attorney General

Former Galveston Mayor Jaworski tries to paint Sen. Johnson as “MAGA’s favorite Democrat” and a sellout to Lt. Gov. Patrick; Johnson leads in the money race, says Jaworski is a three-time loser, and boasts that only he has experience in unseating a Republican: “I know how to beat these guys and it's gonna be fun.”

RICHARDSON – While the contest to be the GOP nominee for Texas Attorney General is a wide open mess of a race nearly guaranteed to head to a runoff, the Democratic campaign for the same job is more clearly defined but could also end up in overtime after March 3. There are only two candidates with any name ID among the political chattering class: Sen. Nathan Johnson of Dallas and former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski. But there is a lesser-known candidate who could serve as a spoiler. “Who is the third?” asked an Austin insider just this week.

We’ll get to that.

Of course, the boys in Vegas would still handicap the race for the Republicans in November. But Democrats argue it’s critical to put their best foot forward with a solid nominee for AG in an election cycle that could prove to be a wave year for the minority party here and around the country.

Without little room for doubt, the most aggressive campaigner in this contest is Jaworkski. But his critics say Jaworski’s tone and nonstop attacks on Johnson are making the race unnecessarily nasty.

By Scott Braddock

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