[2] Republicans expanded their majority by one seat to an 86–64 margin in the 2022 elections, winning multiple competitive, heavily Hispanic, districts in South Texas, while Democrats performed better than expected in suburban areas.

[17][18] As a result of this infighting, multiple Republican incumbents found themselves having to defend against Paxton-endorsed candidates and pro-voucher groups in the state house primaries.

[50][51] On the Democratic side, multiple incumbents have announced their intention to run for higher office, setting up open primaries for their House seats.

Abbott suggested that the results of the runoff ensure enough votes to pass vouchers in the next legislative session, although this assumes that Democrats do not gain any seats in the general election.

[54] Democrats, for their part, ousted representative Shawn Thierry in a runoff, targeting her due to her votes with Republicans on LGBT rights.

[58] On September 10, 2024, 48 house Republicans who opposed Phelan unanimously chose David Cook[59] of the 96th district as the reformer-endorsed candidate in the next speakership election.

[62][63] Dustin Burrows of the 83rd district, an ally of Phelan, is seeking the speakership relying on the support of Democratic representatives and Republicans who defeated primary challengers.

[65] Due to the size of the Republicans' majority and the low number of competitive seats, most analysts consider a change in control of the chamber to be unlikely.

Chris Spencer forced VanDeaver into a runoff, with the latter's votes against school vouchers and for the impeachment of Ken Paxton emerging as primary points of contention between the two candidates.

Money, the more conservative of the two candidates, sought victory in the primary after blaming his defeat in the special election on Democrats allegedly voting for Dutton.

Holt, on the other hand, made little to no mention of vouchers during her campaign, focusing instead on immigration issues, especially as they related to Bailes' support of 2017 legislation that enabled the establishment of a municipal management district in Colony Ridge.

The district led to the construction of housing primarily occupied by low-income and immigrant families, which Holt claimed was overly burdening the area's hospitals and schools.

She was targeted for a primary challenge by former state representative Kyle Biedermann due to her support of the impeachment of attorney general Ken Paxton.

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison headlined fundraising for Phelan, including businesswoman Miriam Adelson, while conservative businessmen Jeff Yass, Farris Wilks, and Tim Dunn had given financial backing to Covey, in what became the most expensive house race in state history.

[102][103][104] Controversy arose during the campaign after a deepfaked mailer depicting Phelan with prominent Democratic politicians such as Nancy Pelosi was circulated.

[105] The ad accused Phelan of being a Democratic "puppet," but it did not violate the state's recently passed anti-deepfake law, causing some to consider revising it during the next session.

While Abbott and other Texas Republicans endorsed her after she made the runoff, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz had not, despite her work on both men's previous campaigns.

[30] Former state representative Solomon Ortiz Jr. defeated Corpus Christi city council member Roland Barrera in the Democratic Primary.

Former state representative Alan Schoolcraft challenged Kuempel due to his opposition to school voucher legislation and forced him into a runoff.

Murr had been targeted by conservatives over his role leading the impeachment of attorney general Ken Paxton, as well as his opposition to school voucher legislation.

Hopper attacked Stucky over his vote to impeach attorney general Ken Paxton and has accused him of being insufficiently conservative.

[31] The Democratic primary was crowded, including former state representative Norma Chávez, El Paso council member Alexsandra Annello, County Commissioner Vincent Perez, and Homer Reza.

King ran unopposed in 2022 and represents the only district Greg Abbott won in his 2022 re-election that simultaneously elected a Democrat to the House.

[155][156] In August, Castellano's house was searched as part of an investigation into alleged ballot harvesting led by attorney general Ken Paxton.

Incumbent Republican Tom Craddick, the former Speaker of the House and the longest serving member of the Texas Legislature, won re-election.

Despite King's opposition to school voucher legislation, Karen Post, his primary challenger, did not receive an endorsement from Greg Abbott.

Venton, who was first elected in 2022, faced multiple primary challengers, including former Dallas City Council members Barbara Mallory Caraway and Sandra Crenshaw.

[34] Aicha Davis, a member of the State Board of Education, won the Democratic primary to succeed him and is running in the general election unopposed.

[54] In the runup to the general election, both Allison and former state senator Jeff Wentworth crossed party lines to endorse Laurel Jordan Swift, the Democratic nominee, citing her support for public education and opposition to school vouchers.

He was targeted for a primary challenge due to his role in the state takeover of Houston Independent School District, as well as his votes with Republicans on LGBT issues.