Chip Roy Faces Mayes Middleton’s Millions in Texas Attorney General GOP Runoff

Roy will have to overcome Middleton's millions in Texas AG runoff

Three of the four Republicans running in last week’s attorney general primary had lengthy legal resumes and copious courtroom experience.

Chip Roy faces Mayes Middleton’s millions in Texas attorney general GOP runoff

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune March 12, 2026 Three of the four Republicans running in last week’s attorney general primary had lengthy legal resumes and copious courtroom experience. Mayes Middleton, a state senator and CEO of his family’s oil and gas company, had none of that. What he did have, however, was $15 million in campaign cash, almost entirely out of his own pocket. That was enough to push him into first place on March 3, bea…

Middleton self-funding poses big hurdle for Roy in AG runoff

Middleton gave almost $14 million to his own campaign, helping propel him into first place on election night.