Republican attorney general nominee Mayes Middleton has called Nathan Johnson to concede, according to Johnson's campaign. "MAGA Mayes" Middleton spent almost $20 million of his oil and gas wealth to win a contentious primary and runoff against U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, but remained relatively quiet during the general beyond hewing close to Trump.

Eleanor Klibanoff is the law and politics reporter, based in Austin, where she covers the the Texas Legislature, the Office of the Attorney General, state and federal courts and politics writ large. She...