2026 Texas General Election

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Mayes Middleton is from Texas. He has a law degree from the University of Texas Law School. Mayes and his wife, Macy, have four children.

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Mayes Middleton is originally from Wallisville, Texas. He earned a bachelor’s degree and a law degree from University of Texas at Austin He currently lives in Galveston with his wife, Macy, and their four children.

Mayes is the president of Middleton Oil Co. He previously served as a Texas state representative from 2018 to 2022. He has been licensed to practice law since 2008.

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Mayes currently works as the president and CEO of Middleton Oil Company, an independent oil and gas company. He previously worked as an attorney and as a business executive overseeing ranching, cattle, and farming operations.

Mayes is currently a Texas state senator. He was elected in 2023 and previously served in the Texas House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023.

Mayes currently serves as a Texas state senator for District 11. He was first elected to the Texas Senate in 2022 and is in his first term. Mayes previously served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives, where he served two terms from 2019 to 2023.

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Emphasizes formal legal education and experience as preparation for serving as Texas Attorney General.

Frames the Attorney General role as a legal and enforcement-focused position.

- Emphasizes formal legal education and experience as preparation for serving as Texas Attorney General.
- Frames the Attorney General role as a legal and enforcement-focused position.

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For Candidate Mayes Middleton on Issue public-safety: Co-authored a Constitutional Carry bill.

Supports expansive Second Amendment protections.

For Candidate Mayes Middleton on Issue public-safety:  
Supports the arrest and deportation of dangerous, violent criminals who have entered the country illegally.

Supports aggressive enforcement of state laws and intervention when prosecutors decline to enforce them.

For Candidate Mayes Middleton on Issue public-safety:  
Supports zero-tolerance policies for violent crime and stronger bonds for dangerous offenders to keep criminals off the streets.

Supports zero-tolerance policies for violent crime and stronger bonds for dangerous offenders to keep criminals off the streets.

For Candidate Mayes Middleton on Issue public-safety:  
Plans to lead efforts to rein in District Attorneys who do not enforce the law, which he believes jeopardizes public safety.

Plans to lead efforts to rein in District Attorneys who do not enforce the law, which he believes jeopardizes public safety.

Supports efforts to completely eradicate human trafficking.

- Supports expansive Second Amendment protections.
- Supports aggressive enforcement of state laws and intervention when prosecutors decline to enforce them.
- Supports zero-tolerance policies for violent crime and stronger bonds for dangerous offenders to keep criminals off the streets.
- Plans to lead efforts to rein in District Attorneys who do not enforce the law, which he believes jeopardizes public safety.
- Supports efforts to completely eradicate human trafficking.

Public Safety

For Candidate Mayes Middleton on Issue public-health:  
Supports upholding pro-life laws to protect the unborn.

Supports upholding pro-life laws to protect the unborn.

Supports allowing pharmacists to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.

- Supports upholding pro-life laws to protect the unborn.
- Opposes COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
- Supports allowing pharmacists to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.

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Plans to sue corporations for deceptive trade practices to protect consumers.

Supports enforcement actions against deceptive business practices

Supports creating more protections from scams and fraud

Supports increased government transparency to protect consumers and taxpayers.

- Supports enforcement actions against deceptive business practices
- Supports creating more protections from scams and fraud
- Supports increased government transparency to protect consumers and taxpayers.

Consumer Protection

Supports ensuring that only legally qualified U.S. citizens can vote.

Believes election integrity requires aggressive enforcement by the Attorney General.

Supports Attorney General authority to prosecute election-related crimes.

Supports greater voter identification enforcement and laws.

- Believes election integrity requires aggressive enforcement by the Attorney General.
- Supports Attorney General authority to prosecute election-related crimes.
- Supports greater voter identification enforcement and laws.

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Nathan Johnson has a bachelor 27s degree in physics from the University of Arizona and a law degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He lives in Dallas with his family.

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Nathan Johnson has a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Arizona and a law degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a father of three.

Nathan is a litigator and mediator at Thompson Coburn LLP. He previously worked as an attorney and in various roles in government and nonprofit organizations. 

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Nathan is a litigator and mediator at Thompson Coburn LLP. He previously worked as an attorney and in various roles in government and nonprofit organizations. He has also composed musical scores for the anime series Dragon Ball Z.

Nathan is currently a state senator representing District 16. He was first elected in 2018 and is currently serving his second term.

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Nathan is currently a state senator in Texas representing District 16. He was first elected in 2018 and is currently serving his second term.

Represented businesses and individuals in state and federal court in commercial cases involving contract disputes, officer and director liability, bankruptcy claims, and other business tort claims, in sectors spanning energy, finance, insolvency, trade secrets, commercial real estate, technology services, and manufacturing.

- Represented businesses and individuals in state and federal court in commercial cases involving contract disputes, officer and director liability, bankruptcy claims, and other business tort claims, in sectors spanning energy, finance, insolvency, trade secrets, commercial real estate, technology services, and manufacturing.

Opposes "shock and awe" border policies, advocating for constitutional, decent, and community-friendly approaches, while balancing state sovereignty and federal enforcement.

Wants the Texas southern border to be "secure, and safe [while]... rejecting border policy and tactics that violate the U.S. Constitution."

Thinks the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is placing people's constitutional rights "under threat."

- Wants the Texas southern border to be "secure, and safe [while]... rejecting border policy and tactics that violate the U.S. Constitution."
- Thinks the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is placing people's constitutional rights "under threat."

Supports reforming the Texas health insurance marketplace to obtain private health insurance for uninsured Texans.

Supports reforming the Texas health insurance marketplace to get "private health insurance for an estimated 350,000 previously uninsured Texans."

- Supports reforming the Texas health insurance marketplace to get "private health insurance for an estimated 350,000 previously uninsured Texans."

Supports updating Texas laws to enhance consumer and business protection in areas like data privacy, money transfers, construction, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.

Believes in "protecting consumers and businesses by modernizing Texas law" in areas like data privacy, money transfers, construction, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.

Supports regulating businesses to prevent price gouging, consumer scams, and unfair competition.

Supports regulating businesses to prevent price gouging, consumer scams, and "unfair competition."

Said, "I will be an independent Attorney General who will investigate and prosecute officials – irrespective of political party – not for revenge or persecution, but to preserve the integrity of public service."

Believes organized labor brings "broadly shared market and social benefits."

- Believes in "protecting consumers and businesses by modernizing Texas law" in areas like data privacy, money transfers, construction, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
- Supports regulating businesses to prevent price gouging, consumer scams, and "unfair competition."
- Said, "I will be an independent Attorney General who will investigate and prosecute officials – irrespective of political party – not for revenge or persecution, but to preserve the integrity of public service."
- Believes organized labor brings "broadly shared market and social benefits."

Opposes Texas changing their congressional maps.

- Opposes Texas changing their congressional maps.

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University of Texas, Austin, Polictical Science, 1979

University of Houston, Houston, Law, 1982

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EDUCATION

University of Texas, Austin, Polictical Science, 1979

University of Houston, Houston, Law, 1982

Tom Oxford studied political science at the University of Texas at Austin and law at the University of Houston.

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About Tom Oxford

Dedicated To Justice

Tom Oxford is an experienced civil rights, personal injury, and Social Security disability attorney that is dedicated to you. He chose to practice law because of the ability of our legal system to equalize the playing field between those with great power and influence and those without. He knows how to fight for good people injured by the wrongful acts of others and he’s been doing it his whole life.

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Tom has years of experience successfully practicing in the areas of personal injury, civil rights, Social Security disability and immigration. For many of those years, Tom was the Managing Attorney with the firm of Waldman Smallwood. He managed a nonprofit legal aid office for ten years, where he represented low-income Texans in a wide variety of civil legal matters. That same spirit still animates his fights for injured parties in their disputes with the insurance industry and others.

Practices as an attorney specializing in civil rights, personal injury, and Social Security disability law.

Served as managing attorney with Waldman Smallwood.

Managed a nonprofit legal aid office for ten years, representing low-income Texans in a range of civil legal matters.

- Practices as an attorney specializing in civil rights, personal injury, and Social Security disability law.
- Served as managing attorney with Waldman Smallwood.
- Managed a nonprofit legal aid office for ten years, representing low-income Texans in a range of civil legal matters.

As of September 11, 2026, Tom Oxford did not have a website or any information online.

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- The Attorney General is Texas’ top lawyer, representing the state in court and defending its laws and constitution.
- They provide legal advice to the governor and state agencies when asked and approve state bond issues.
- The Attorney General enforces certain laws, including child support, consumer protection, and crime victim services.
- They are elected statewide by voters and serve a four-year term with no term limits.
- As of 2025, the Attorney General’s salary is about $153,750 per year.

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