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Mark Teixeira Launches Bid for Texas’ 21st Congressional District

The open seat created by Chip Roy’s attorney general run positions the Republican primary as the decisive contest.

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Texas Rangers first baseman Mark Teixeira walks to the plate against the Boston Red Sox during an American League game in Arlington, Texas on July 30, 2003. Photo: Brian Bahr/Getty Images
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Overview

  • The former MLB first baseman announced his campaign Thursday after filing paperwork and posting his bid on social media.
  • He casts himself as a lifelong conservative and says he is ready to help defend President Trump’s America First agenda.
  • Teixeira’s biography highlights five seasons with the Texas Rangers, a 2009 World Series title with the Yankees, a post‑playing stint at ESPN, and a 2021 move back to Texas.
  • His platform calls for tougher border security and deportations, cutting federal spending, defending the Second Amendment, opposing abortion, seeking term limits, and ending so‑called forever wars.
  • He has worked with the Texas Public Policy Foundation on school choice, supported Gov. Greg Abbott and Chip Roy, and enters a solidly Republican district where Daniel Betts has also filed to run and others are considering bids.