![Tom Williams FILE - Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, is seen before the flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. "Woody" Williams lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol, July 14, 2022, in Washington. Runoffs in Texas are putting two prominent Republicans on edge: Gonzales, who has broken ranks over guns and the border, and powerful state House Speaker Dade Phelan, who angered the party's hard right over the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. (Tom Williams/Pool photo via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8a9ff98643f34e4fb22efba9a9030d78/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, is seen before the flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. "Woody" Williams lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol, July 14, 2022, in Washington. Runoffs in Texas are putting two prominent Republicans on edge: Gonzales, who has broken ranks over guns and the border, and powerful state House Speaker Dade Phelan, who angered the party's hard right over the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. (Tom Williams/Pool photo via AP, File)
![Yi-Chin Lee A voter leaves after voting Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at West Gray Multiservice Center in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d8980a35079c414698fc1ba43ad08b05/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A voter leaves after voting Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at West Gray Multiservice Center in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)
![Jay Janner FILE - Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan presides over the House at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday May 23, 2023. Runoffs in Texas are putting two prominent Republicans on edge: U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, who has broken ranks over guns and the border, and Phelan, who angered the party's hard right over the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/35ea34e3118645c6a3a81a7875e4433b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan presides over the House at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday May 23, 2023. Runoffs in Texas are putting two prominent Republicans on edge: U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, who has broken ranks over guns and the border, and Phelan, who angered the party's hard right over the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)
![Kim Brent District 21 candidate David Covey talks with media as supporters gather behind him, attempting to block out the crowd for Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan at the Raymond Gould Community Center in Vidor, Texas, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Kim Brent/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cb7013a2acfd483d899987974f7ab4c8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
District 21 candidate David Covey talks with media as supporters gather behind him, attempting to block out the crowd for Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan at the Raymond Gould Community Center in Vidor, Texas, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Kim Brent/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP)
![Kim Brent Supporters for Texas State House District 21 candidates Dade Phelan and David Covey vie to have their signs seen while Covey speaks with the media at the Raymond Gould Community Center in Vidor, Texas, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Kim Brent/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/997f36e84f1d4dba9f56ce5777d301c9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Supporters for Texas State House District 21 candidates Dade Phelan and David Covey vie to have their signs seen while Covey speaks with the media at the Raymond Gould Community Center in Vidor, Texas, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Kim Brent/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP)
![Eric Gay Brandon Herrera, left, a gun-rights YouTube creator who calls himself "The AK Guy", speaks during a campaign stop, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in San Antonio. Herrera is facing prominent Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales in a runoff election. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c9e3a8ac412d48bc9e434a21bfbb7926/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Brandon Herrera, left, a gun-rights YouTube creator who calls himself "The AK Guy", speaks during a campaign stop, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in San Antonio. Herrera is facing prominent Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales in a runoff election. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
![Yi-Chin Lee A voter leaves after voting Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at West Gray Multiservice Center in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/52a4d00218cf4decaacd69ef6cd1e095/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A voter leaves after voting Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at West Gray Multiservice Center in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)
![Kim Brent Supporters of David Covey, a candidate for Texas State House District 21, chant while he makes a poll stop at the Raymond Gould Community Center in Vidor, Texas, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Kim Brent/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fc2611db3a7249f7aadf9019c3ac6447/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Supporters of David Covey, a candidate for Texas State House District 21, chant while he makes a poll stop at the Raymond Gould Community Center in Vidor, Texas, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Kim Brent/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP)
![Eric Gay Brandon Herrera, a gun-rights YouTube creator who calls himself "The AK Guy", speaks during a campaign stop, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in San Antonio. Herrera is facing prominent Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales in a runoff election. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/305294db11be4369a9d2197d5f4a04e2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Brandon Herrera, a gun-rights YouTube creator who calls himself "The AK Guy", speaks during a campaign stop, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in San Antonio. Herrera is facing prominent Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales in a runoff election. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
![Yi-Chin Lee A voter is greeted by campaign workers when they got to vote Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at West Gray Multiservice Center in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e54e7aba27bc4ca28d13c3c9d374616a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A voter is greeted by campaign workers when they got to vote Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at West Gray Multiservice Center in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)
![Yi-Chin Lee A voter is greeted by campaign workers when they got to vote Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at West Gray Multiservice Center in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e401234848394bd4a753245156d4e0fa/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A voter is greeted by campaign workers when they got to vote Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at West Gray Multiservice Center in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)
![Kim Brent David Covey, a candidate for Texas State House District 21, talks to attendees at his runoff election night watch party, Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in Orange, Texas. (Kim Brent/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f7659430ac2444c48da0b18be8cca330/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
David Covey, a candidate for Texas State House District 21, talks to attendees at his runoff election night watch party, Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in Orange, Texas. (Kim Brent/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP)
![Kim Brent Texas State House District 21 candidate David Covey and supporters talk with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who made a poll stop at the Raymond Gould Community Center in Vidor, Texas, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Kim Brent/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c8bdec8aa082447aa6e9dce12de21cd3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Texas State House District 21 candidate David Covey and supporters talk with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who made a poll stop at the Raymond Gould Community Center in Vidor, Texas, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Kim Brent/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP)