“The hundreds of donors gathered in Palm Beach, Florida, for the Senate Republicans’ campaign arm retreat on Saturday heard President Donald Trump’s political team outline how they plan to win the midterms,” Politico reports.

“While no one at the Breakers resort publicly complained about Trump’s refusal to endorse Sen. John Cornyn, privately donors are furious, discussing over cocktail hour a looming and seemingly avoidable debacle.”

One of those donors said an off-cycle election “was always going to be complicated, but this three-way primary is a self-inflicted wound.”

Philip Elliot: “No candidate on the ballot this year made a bigger splash simply by entering a race than Ken Paxton. The firebrand Texas Attorney General is giving U.S. Sen. John Cornyn a serious run for his money in the GOP primary, which in turn has launched an increasingly nasty fight among Democrats who view Paxton as beatable. Now, with early voting for the March 3 primary set to start next week, the mudslinging in both races is expected to soar, according to insiders with both parties watching with skittishness from Texas and Washington…”

“The fulcrum for both parties’ chaos is Paxton, a polarizing figure whose potential strength among MAGA die-hards has triggered Cornyn’s allies to dump $50 million and counting on ads to prop up the incumbent.”

A new NRSC internal poll shows James Talarico (D) beating Ken Paxton (R) in a U.S. Senate match up.

Jasmine Crockett (D) would trail Paxton by just one percentage point.

For comparison, Sen. John Cornyn (R) would beat Talarico by three points and top Crockett by seven points.

President Trump says he’s “giving it a serious look” on making an endorsement in the Texas Republican U.S. Senate primary.

Said Trump: “I like all of them. All three. You’ll be seeing soon. They say whoever I endorse wins, that’s probably right.”

“After months of public and private drama, it’s now official – President Donald Trump won’t endorse Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) reelection bid, a serious blow to the veteran Republican’s campaign,” Punchbowl News reports.

“Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who’s been pushing Trump and top White House officials to back Cornyn for several months, said Thursday that the president wouldn’t be endorsing in the race.”

Said Thune: “We’ve tried. And the president obviously is not, at this point at least, willing to make an endorsement there. So maybe at some point that changes. But as of right now, they’re gonna, I think, duke it out in the primary.”

Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) hauled in nearly $7 million in the fourth quarter of fundraising last year in the U.S. Senate race, raking in more than $13 million since launching his bid in September, The Hill reports.

A new Texas Southern University poll in Texas finds that 51% of likely Democratic primary voters favor Jasmine Crockett (D) for U.S. Senate while 43% prefer James Talarico (D) and 6% are undecided.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) launched her U.S. Senate bid in Texas with a bizarre video showing her staring as you hear audio of President Trump insulting her.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) on Monday is expected to launch a Senate bid that will dramatically reshape the race for the seat held by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), the Dallas Morning News reports.

She’s already chased Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) out of the race.

A new Public Policy Polling survey of the Republican Senate primary in Texas finds Ken Paxton (R) up by 10 points over both Rep. Wesley Hunt (R) and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R).

However, 24% of GOP voters are still undecided.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is “strongly” considering running for Senate, she said on Wednesday, raising the prospect of adding yet another marquee name to what is already a crowded Democratic primary, Politico reports.

Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, defying Senate GOP leadership and adding a new element to an already contentious primary campaign, the AP reports.

Hunt’s entry makes it likely the race will extend into a runoff.

A new Texas Public Opinion Research poll finds Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) leading primary challenger Ken Paxton (R), 35% to 26%.

An additional 29% said they were undecided in the race.

A Public Policy Polling survey in Texas finds Colin Allred (D) leading James Talarico (D) in the Democratic Senate primary, 40% to 32%.

Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) is set to announce his Senate bid on Tuesday, Politico reports.

“The state legislator has been considered a rising star in Texas, conducting dozens of national media interviews after he and his fellow Democrats left the state to hold up a President Donald Trump-led plan aimed at netting more Republican-leaning seats. He also secured a spot on Joe Rogan’s enormously popular podcast this spring.”

A new Texas Southern University poll finds Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) trails Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) by just five points in the Republican Senate primary, 44% to 39%, an indication he may be winnowing down a huge polling gap.