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Mayor Mattie Parker speaks during the Clearing The Way ceremony for the National Juneteenth Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n
Abigail Dollins<\/p>\n
Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n
Republican Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker has made endorsements in several key Nov. 3 midterm races that straddle party lines \u2014 but she has not made a decision in the race for U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n
\u2018Not a place for culture wars and bigotry\u2019<\/p>\n
State Rep. Jon Rosenthal of Houston, the Democratic candidate vying for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission<\/a>, announced Sunday that Parker has endorsed him.<\/p>\n The Texas Railroad Commission \u2014 which oversees the state\u2019s oil and gas industry, not railroads \u2014 has become a political lightning rod<\/a> after former Tarrant County GOP chair Bo French won the Republican nomination for the seat.<\/p>\n French received backlash in September for a series of social media posts<\/a> targeting a diverse group of students cheering for the Longhorns at a Texas football game.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Texas Railroad Commission is not a place for culture wars and bigotry,\u201d Parker said in a statement endorsing Rosenthal, according to a post on his Facebook.<\/a> \u201cIt is the foundation of the Texas economy, and we cannot afford to hand it to the wrong leader. Vote for Jon Rosenthal.\u201d<\/p>\n Parker undecided in Senate race<\/p>\n Parker told the Dallas Morning News and KXAS Channel 5<\/a> in a joint interview that she remains undecided in the Senate race between Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic state Rep. James Talarico of Round Rock.<\/p>\n \u201cI will ultimately vote in that election,\u201d Parker told the outlets. \u201cI just haven\u2019t voted yet and I don\u2019t know yet.\u201d<\/p>\n Parker endorsed U.S. Sen. John Cornyn<\/a> in the Republican primary and told the outlets that she considered him a better model for a senator.<\/p>\n \u2018Not the time for activist leadership\u2019<\/p>\n Parker has also endorsed Republican Tarrant County Judge Tim O\u2019Hare to keep his position.<\/p>\n Parker was one of a handful of Republicans who endorsed former Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price when she ran for Tarrant County judge, and she has spoken about division within the Republican Party.<\/p>\n \u201cWe just eat our own,\u201d she told the Texas Tribune in 2022.<\/a><\/p>\n Parker was one of 10 mayors in Tarrant County who signed a letter in 2025<\/a> asking Tarrant County commissioners to \u201cstrongly consider\u201d delaying a vote on redrawing voting precincts.<\/p>\n In her endorsement of O\u2019Hare, posted on his Facebook page on Oct. 16,<\/a> Parker said that O\u2019Hare was \u201cthe right choice for Tarrant County.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNow is not the time for activist leadership,\u201d Parker said, according to the post. \u201cIt\u2019s a time to focus on governing our county into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n TX attorney general race<\/p>\n Parker has also endorsed state Democratic state Sen. Nathan Johnson of Dallas over state Republican state Sen. Mayes Middleton of Galveston in the race for Texas attorney general, telling the Dallas Morning News and NBC5 that she had worked with Johnson in the past.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom our work together, Mayor Parker knows that I approach public service with the purpose of getting things done, and that I leave the political spectacle behind,\u201d Johnson told the Star-Telegram on Monday in a written statement.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Parker declined a request for an interview on the races on Oct. 26, referring the Star-Telegram to Parker\u2019s comments in the joint interview.<\/p>\n Parker\u2019s other endorsements<\/p>\n Here is a list of other candidates endorsed by Parker, according to a spokesperson for her office:<\/p>\n Mary Louise Nicholson, Republican candidate for Tarrant County clerkJohn McQueeney, Republican candidate for Texas House District 97Phil Sorrells, Republican candidate for Tarrant County district attorneyMike Ferry, Republican candidate for Tarrant County 213th District judge<\/p>\n This story was originally published October 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM.<\/p>\n