Texas state Sen. Mayes Middleton edged out U.S. Rep. Chip Roy in a contentious Republican runoff in the race for state attorney general, winning 55.7 percent of the vote to Roy’s 44.3 percent.
Both candidates competed for conservative support, emphasizing they would tackle issues such as illegal immigration and other crimes. The winner of the Republican primary will face the winner of the Democratic primary—which also went to a runoff—in the November general election.
A state lawmaker, Middleton also took first place in the March 3 Republican primary with 39 percent of the vote, while Roy grabbed 32 percent.
Middleton branded himself as “MAGA Mayes” and highlighted keeping men out of women’s sports, suing sanctuary cities, opposing sharia law, and blocking land sales to foreign adversaries….