Will Chip Roy’s fighter mentality be his political demise?

Published March 22, 2026 7:00am ET



Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) will face the political fight of his career in the Texas attorney general primary runoff, but his rabble-rouser tendencies in Washington could hamper his chances to eke out a victory.

Roy will face Sen. Mayes Middleton (R-TX) in the May 26 runoff to be the Republican nominee that will most likely succeed Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is in his own heated runoff, after neither candidate secured an endorsement from President Donald Trump

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