@JasonWhitely

Senior Reporter @ WFAA | Host of Inside Texas Politics | Co-host of Y’all-itics Podcast [email protected] | Instagram: @jasonwhitely

 Dallas/Fort Worth
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She grew up homeless, elected as an appeals court judge and is now challenging the Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court wfaa.com/article/news/politi… @JasonWhitely @wfaa

The race for Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court

Either the current Chief Justice will continue in the role, or Texans will choose their first ever female Chief Justice.

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Ratliff said he early voted today and split his ticket voting for some Democrats and some Republicans.
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Former Texas state Rep. @BennettRatliff, a Republican, speaks at the @jamestalarico rally at UNT in Denton. “Talarico is a man of integrity... Paxton will steal your pen and call f you’re not looking, he might steal your wife.”
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Former Texas state Rep. @BennettRatliff, a Republican, speaks at the @jamestalarico rally at UNT in Denton. “Talarico is a man of integrity... Paxton will steal your pen and call f you’re not looking, he might steal your wife.”
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Could 2026 rewrite Texas politics? 14 key races we’re watching in Nov. 3 midterm election wfaa.com/article/news/politi… @JasonWhitely @wfaa

Could 2026 rewrite Texas politics? 14 key races we’re watching in the Nov. 3 midterm election

Both Republicans and Democrats acknowledge that turnout for Talarico in the U.S. Senate race could also sway other races down ballot.

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Another leaked audio has surfaced with Ken Paxton now saying his campaign for U.S. Senate in Texas is “all coming from D.C.” politico.com/news/2026/10/05…

Campaign ‘all coming from DC,’ Paxton says

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Ken Paxton continues to trail Democrat James Talarico in U.S. Senate polls & Republicans say they’re spending tens of millions of dollars in a state that was always reliably red. Does President Trump regret backing Paxton now rather than Cornyn? Here’s what Trump told me.
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Ken Paxton’s polling numbers did not increase after the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas last month. We asked President Trump whether that surprised him.
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LAWSUIT: Four residents sue Tarrant County to restore 92 voting locations that commissioners closed. The suit seeks to block the current plan from taking effect for the Nov. 3rd election, via @scoopjefferson. wfaa.com/article/news/politi…

Tarrant County leaders sued over decision to cut 92 polling sites for midterm election

Four Tarrant County voters are asking a judge to restore 92 polling sites before November, arguing the cuts violate the Texas Constitution and Election Code.

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.@JasonWhitely’s one-on-one with President Trump: With Paxton locked in a close race for U.S. Senate against James Talarico, @wfaa asked Trump whether he regrets endorsing Paxton over Cornyn. wfaa.com/video/news/politics…

What President Trump told WFAA about Ken Paxton one month before the election

With Paxton locked in a close race for U.S. Senate against James Talarico, WFAA asked Trump whether he regrets endorsing Paxton over Cornyn.

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Speaking to the U.S. Hispanic Business Council, @jamestalarico says he has to join remotely because he started feeling under the weather the other day, went to an urgent care in Dallas and was diagnosed with the flu. @myushbc
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#BREAKING: @KenPaxtonTX said he would debate @JamesTalarico. But the Paxton campaign has now gone silent. Early voting begins in less than a month. This could be the first time in almost 25yrs that U.S. Senate candidates in Texas have not met to debate. wfaa.com/article/news/politi…

Paxton said he’d debate Talarico. Now, his campaign has gone silent.

The Paxton campaign had communicated with WFAA for weeks about a debate, but it has not responded to messages since Aug. 24.

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This black eye and the broken bones in his face should be the least of Robert Morris’ worries right now. Press conference TODAY at 11am in front of the Texas Supreme Court. christianpost.com/news/gatew…

Gateway founder Robert Morris suffers fall as Cindy Clemishire prepares to fight lawsuit dismissal

A photo of disgraced Gateway Church founder Robert Morris on The Texas Public Sex Offender Website showing him with a black eye and split lip is the result of a recent fall that sent him to the

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America leads in AI—and we should keep it that way. We're 3-6 months ahead of China in AI development. That lead didn't happen by accident, and we can't regulate it away. Read the full story from @wfaa & @JasonWhitely: wfaa.com/article/news/politi…

Texas Congressman says U.S. is 3-6 months ahead of China in AI development; regulation can’t be too...

U.S. Representative Nathaniel Moran’s legislation would require AI companies to have a “kill switch” and disclose dangerous events.

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Day 2 of the RNC midterm convention getting underway and Pastor Robert Jeffress spends some of his 5:00 on stage attacking @jamestalarico: "The beliefs of James Talarico are certainly wrong. The beliefs of James Talarico are blasphemous. They are evil."
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NIGHT 1: Republicans spent a lot of time on the first night of their first-ever midterm convention talking about a person who wasn’t even in the room: Democratic U.S. Senate nominee @jamestalarico as a new poll shows Talarico leading Paxton. wfaa.com/article/news/politi…

Republicans hammer James Talarico at Dallas midterm convention as new poll shows him leading Ken...

While Republicans were taking aim at Talarico inside the convention, Talarico was taking aim at Paxton outside it.

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Night 1 of the Republican National Convention in Dallas, and the American Airlines Center is not at capacity as President Trump speaks. Empty seats in different parts of the stadium.
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Citing the thousands of dollars that GOP supporters are paying for pictures with President Trump at the RNC, @jamestalarico tells supporters in Oak Cliff that you can take a picture with him for free.
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Texas Democratic Party Chairman @KendallScudder Nan question about @JasmineForUS: “I think yall need to get off Congresswoman Crockett’s case. The day after the election she endorsed. What she’s acknowledging in her interviews, you can’t win from the top down but the bottom up.
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Gov. @JBPritzker on why he is in Dallas backing Texas Democrats outside the RNC convention: “I care a great deal about what happens in Texas…” He said he’s running for re-election in Illinois. But wouldn’t talk about whether he’s going to run for president in 2028.
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NOW: Across the street from the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas Democratic Party Chair @KendallScudder, Illinois Gov @JBPritzker, TX House Minority Leader @GeneforTexas, Tarrant Co. Commissioner Alissa Simmons, and Houston Controller @CGHollins blasting the GOP.
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