Steve Bannon, a former advisor to President Donald Trump, is targeting Texas politics ahead of primary elections that could reshape politics in both Austin and Washington.
Bannon, who hosts the “War Room†podcast on the network Real America’s Voice, announced Friday at a conference in Grapevine, Texas, that he would be covering politics in the Lonestar State “building to five [episodes a week] as we get into February.â€
“We’re going to have ‘War Room Texas,’†he said. “I got to get all the grass roots on the show the next couple weeks.â€
Both the Republican and Democratic primaries for the 2026 Senate race in the state will take place March 3.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, faces primary challenges from both Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt.Â
In the state’s Democratic primary, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas recently entered the race and will face off against state Rep. James Talarico.
Additionally, primary elections will be held for all 38 U.S. House districts in the state. Texas is second only to California in the size of its congressional delegation.
Due to redistricting efforts and a host of retirements, these primaries will play a major role in determining Texas’ representation in Washington.
Primaries will also be held for all 150 Texas state House seats, as well as half of the state’s Senate seats. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, both Republicans, are seeking re-election as well.
Early voting for the March primaries begins Feb. 17. If no candidate receives over 50% of the vote in a primary election, that would trigger a May 26 runoff election between the top two primary candidates.
Bannon delivered his remarks at the “Save Texas from Radical Islam” conference, where he mentioned Gov. Abbott’s designation of the largest Muslim activist group in the country, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, as a foreign terrorist organization.
Bannon said his previous coverage of state politics–namely, the impeachment of Paxton and congressional redistricting–drew large audiences.
The Supreme Court in December ruled to keep Texas’ new GOP-friendly state congressional map in place ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
“Not only were our audience numbers huge, but we had a huge international audience,†said Bannon. “Why? People are interested in Texas. They understand Texas is where the future is being built.”
“You’ve got a booming economy. You’ve got great people,” Bannon said. But even more important than that is what Texas stands for in the world.”
“It’s Texas on the landscape of memory and myth about the second founding of our nation, manifest destiny, and really making this a continental power. Texas is the central event. Texas is the central part of the process,” he said.
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