For our list of the most competitive races in Texas congressional and legislative elections, we lifted the color scheme from the inventors of the federal terror watch, ranking races by the threat to each incumbent, to the incumbent party, or just by the level of interest and heat generated.

Yellow means there’s trouble on the sidewalk. Orange is trouble on the front porch. Red is trouble walking in the door.

Incumbents’ names are bolded. This is certainly and intentionally subject to argument, and we’ll revise and adjust as the March 1 primary approaches. Let us know what you think.

Changes this week: We lowered CD-29 to yellow, and raised TSC-5 to red, and HD-2, HD-17 and HD-150 to orange.

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Ross Ramsey co-founded The Texas Tribune in 2009 and served as its executive editor until his retirement in 2022. He wrote regular columns on politics, government and public policy. Before joining the...