NY Times: “Representative Dan Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL who lost an eye in Afghanistan, has voted in lock step with President Trump’s second-term agenda.
But the fourth-term Republican has condemned Mr. Trump’s election denialism, split with some in his party on immigration and feuded with the right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson. Now, he is trying to fend off an insurgent challenger in Tuesday’s primary. The contest will offer a fresh measure of how much room there is in the MAGA movement for a conservative lawmaker who has at times clashed with the president and his allies.
Mr. Trump has declined to support Mr. Crenshaw, making him the only House Republican in Texas running for re-election without the president’s stamp of approval. It was unclear if Mr. Trump might weigh in on the race in its final days. The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
The congressman is locked in a feisty battle with State Representative Steve Toth, with each candidate calling the other a “RINO,” a Republican in name only. Mr. Toth has been among the most conservative members of the Texas House, often clashing with Republican leadership over legislation.”