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Attorney General

4-year termOpen seat: incumbent Republican Ken Paxton ran for U.S. Senate instead of seeking another term. Middleton defeated U.S. Rep. Chip Roy and Johnson defeated Joe Jaworski in the May 26, 2026 runoffs. No declared write-in candidates were listed and no independent qualified. No general election debate was located. Finance figures are as of Dec. 31, 2025 (Wikipedia summary of Texas Ethics Commission reports); later reports were not reviewed.Investigación parcial. Última investigación 20 oct 2026Reportar una corrección

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Property Taxes
What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?
No property tax position located; lists championing taxpayer rights and eliminating government waste ('DOGE Texas') as priorities. 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Education and School Choice
What is the candidate's position on public school funding, education savings accounts, and curriculum?
Campaign says he has championed parental choice in education; no specific AG-office proposal located. 
Historial de votaciones
Voted yes on the Senate motion to concur in House amendments to SB 2, which created the education savings account program (often called school vouchers); adopted 19-12 (Senate Journal, April 24, 2025). 
No se encontró una declaración pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Historial de votaciones
Voted no on the Senate motion to concur in House amendments to SB 2, which created the education savings account program (often called school vouchers); adopted 19-12 (Senate Journal, April 24, 2025). 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Border Security
What role should the state play in border security and immigration enforcement?
Would sue cities he describes as 'sanctuary cities,' enforce President Trump's border and deportation agenda, and pursue human trafficking cases. 
Wants a border secure from drug smuggling and trafficking; would assist federal enforcement where appropriate and sue over federal actions he considers unconstitutional. 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Power Grid and Energy
What is the candidate's position on the ERCOT grid, reliability, and energy production?
Pledges to protect oil and gas jobs and Texas energy independence and to stop foreign adversaries from buying Texas land. 
Campaign says he secured $2 billion for backup power at water plants, nursing homes and first-responder sites. 
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Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Water
What is the candidate's approach to water supply and infrastructure?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
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No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Abortion
What is the candidate's position on Texas abortion law?
Says he would uphold Texas anti-abortion laws. 
Historial de votaciones
Voted yes on SB 8 (2021), which bans most abortions after cardiac activity is detected, about six weeks into pregnancy, and allows private civil suits; the House passed it 83-64 (Record 784, May 6, 2021). 
No se encontró una declaración pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Historial de votaciones
Voted no on SB 8 (2021), which bans most abortions after cardiac activity is detected, about six weeks into pregnancy, and allows private civil suits; the Senate passed it on third reading 19-12 (Senate Journal, March 30, 2021). 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Firearms
What is the candidate's position on Texas firearms laws?
Campaign says he co-authored the Constitutional Carry bill and lists being a 'Second Amendment Champion' as a priority. 
Historial de votaciones
Voted yes on HB 1927 (2021), the permitless (constitutional) carry bill; the House passed it 87-58 (Record 298, April 16, 2021). 
No se encontró una declaración pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Historial de votaciones
Voted no on HB 1927 (2021), the permitless (constitutional) carry bill; the Senate passed it on third reading 18-13 (Senate Journal, May 5, 2021). 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Public Safety and Bail
What is the candidate's position on bail, policing, and criminal justice?
Supports zero-tolerance for violent crime, higher bonds for what he calls "dangerous offenders" and holding district attorneys he calls 'rogue' accountable; seeks power for the AG to prosecute state-law violations. 
Says primary criminal prosecution authority belongs to local district attorneys and would cooperate with them on public safety. 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Health Care
What is the candidate's position on Medicaid, insurance coverage, and health costs in Texas?
No health care position located; campaign says he authored a ban on COVID vaccine mandates. 
Campaign cites his work reforming the Texas health insurance marketplace, which it says brought coverage to about 350,000 people. 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Elections and Voting
What is the candidate's position on election administration, voting rules, and redistricting?
Would enforce voter ID and election laws, ensure only citizens vote, and seek AG authority to prosecute state election-law violations. 
Historial de votaciones
Voted yes on HB 4, the 2025 mid-decade congressional redistricting bill, on Senate third reading and final passage, 18-11 (Senate Journal, August 22-23, 2025, 2nd Called Session). 
Has spoken against reducing voting sites in Tarrant County. 
Historial de votaciones
Voted no on HB 4, the 2025 mid-decade congressional redistricting bill, on Senate third reading and final passage, 18-11 (Senate Journal, August 22-23, 2025, 2nd Called Session). 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Cannabis and THC
What is the candidate's position on hemp-derived THC, medical cannabis, and marijuana laws?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
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Priorities for This Office
What does the candidate say they would prioritize in this specific office?
Lists 11 priorities including border security, protecting children, crime and district attorney accountability, opposing what he calls the 'woke-left's radical gender agenda,' election integrity, government waste, and consumer protection. 
Priorities: enforcing laws that protect consumers and promote business competition, investigating officials regardless of party, overhauling child support collection, legal opinions and local infrastructure financing. Says he would not defend the law requiring Ten Commandments displays in classrooms, which he calls unconstitutional. 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Transgender Policy
What is the candidate's position on Texas laws related to transgender people, including medical treatment for minors, school sports, facilities, and legal definitions of sex?
Campaign site pledges to keep people born male out of women's private spaces and female sports and says he authored the Save Women's Sports Act for college athletics. 
Historial de votaciones
Voted yes on Senate final passage of SB 14 (2023), which prohibits gender transition medical treatment for minors (passed 19-12, April 4, 2023); sponsored SB 7 in the 2025 special session limiting access to women's restrooms, locker rooms and family shelters by sex. 
No se encontró una declaración pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Historial de votaciones
Voted no on Senate final passage of SB 14 (2023), which prohibits gender transition medical treatment for minors (passed 19-12, April 4, 2023). 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Religion and Public Schools
What is the candidate's position on religion in public schools, such as displaying the Ten Commandments, school prayer, and chaplains?
Says public schools are not "God-free zones" and calls separation of church and state a "false doctrine"; donated Ten Commandments posters to his local school district. 
Historial de votaciones
Voted yes on SB 10 on passage. SB 10 requires display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms; the Senate passed it 20-11 (March 19, 2025) and concurred in House amendments 21-10 (May 28, 2025). Carried a 2023 bill allowing chaplains in public schools. 
Says the 2025 Ten Commandments classroom law is unconstitutional and that as attorney general he would not defend it. 
Historial de votaciones
Voted no on SB 10 on passage. SB 10 requires display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms; the Senate passed it 20-11 (March 19, 2025) and concurred in House amendments 21-10 (May 28, 2025). 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Religious Liberty and Faith Communities
What has the candidate said or done regarding religious freedom and specific faith communities in Texas, such as Christians, Jews, and Muslims?
Says "our rights come from God, not government"; during the 2026 primary campaigned against Sharia law and criticized what he called the "Islamification of Texas." 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Home Insurance and Housing Costs
What is the candidate's approach to home insurance rates and housing costs in Texas?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
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Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
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Property Taxes

What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?
Republican
No property tax position located; lists championing taxpayer rights and eliminating government waste ('DOGE Texas') as priorities. 
Democratic
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Libertarian
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Fuentes for this contest (6)
  1. Sample Ballot, General and Special Elections, November 3, 2026, Harris County Clerk / Harris County Elections. Retrieved 20 oct 2026.
  2. List of Declared Write-In Candidates (Form AW2-12), November 2026, Tarrant County Elections. Retrieved 20 oct 2026.
  3. Few third-party, independent candidates qualify for November ballot, Texas Public Radio. Retrieved 20 oct 2026.
  4. 2026 Texas Attorney General election, Wikipedia. Retrieved 20 oct 2026.
  5. Texas attorney general election 2026: Mayes Middleton, Nathan Johnson, Tom Oxford, The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 20 oct 2026.
  6. Democrat Nathan Johnson to run against Republican Mayes Middleton for Texas AG in November election, Texas Standard. Retrieved 20 oct 2026.