O’Rourke often uses ordinary citizens to deliver his ads’ messages, while Abbott likes to bask in the sun, noted Sharon A. Navarro, a political scientist at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

AUSTIN, Texas — A new political ad about protecting kids and improving school lunches features a Texas Republican lawmaker, her husband, and four children. However, the kids are apparently ...

Voting stickers are seen at a political event for Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Fredericksburg, Texas. (Eric Gay / ASSOCIATED PRESS) ...

Spending (booked or spent) for TV, radio and digital ads between Dec. 28, 2021, and Election Day as of March 9, 2022. Some candidates and PACs had begun spending—some significantly—in 2021.

AUSTIN, Texas — A new political ad about protecting kids and improving school lunches features a Texas Republican lawmaker, her husband, and four children. However, the kids are apparently ...