Fact-check: Real-time X posts from the official Texas GOP account, journalists like Texas Tribune's Eleanor Klibanoff, and local news confirm that Chip Roy and Mayes Middleton advanced to a May 26 runoff in the Texas Attorney General GOP primary after neither secured a majority on March 3. This is consistent with AP calls and reporting from CBS News, NBC, FOX, and others, with no contradictions observed.
Roy, Middleton head for May runoff in Texas attorney general GOP primary
Candidates Roy and Middleton are headed to a May runoff election in the Texas Attorney General Republican primary. The race will determine the GOP nominee for one of Texas's top law enforcement and legal offices. The runoff follows an initial primary in which neither candidate secured a majority of votes.