Republican candidates are hoping to make inroads in Texas ahead of the midterm election with a midterm convention. What are your thoughts on how the convention could influence Texas races?

President Donald Trump has a low approval rating, the GOP faces political headwinds, and the party is looking to change the narrative. That’s what the next two days in Dallas are all about. It’s a national political convention, not to nominate a candidate or pass a party platform, but instead to motivate voters for the midterm.

First lady Melania Trump will reportedly not attend next week’s Republican Party midterm convention in Dallas, adding to a growing list of prominent figures also expected to be skipping the event.

Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced that he and at least four other Democratic members of the House will join Texas Democrats in staging a counter-event to the Republican

DALLAS — Republicans are flocking to Texas for an unprecedented national midterm convention headlined by President Trump to turn out voters in the congressional races that will dictate the course of his final two years in office — though some Republicans are nervous it could backfire.