Team Bettencourt, the official account associated with Texas State Senator Paul Bettencourt, published a series of posts between May 27 and May 28, 2026, commenting on the outcomes of the Republican Runoff elections in Texas and responding to allegations of voter suppression.
On May 27, Team Bettencourt posted a message congratulating a fellow Republican on an electoral victory: “Congratulations to my good friend #MAGA @mayes_middleton on a HUGE DOUBLE-DIGIT WIN tonight in the Republican Runoff for Texas Attorney General! Uncle Paul called it last Friday night at the 1:12 mark of SREC committee woman @deborahkelting’s video: this would be a HUGE WIN” (May 27, 2026).
Later that evening, Team Bettencourt acknowledged several other Republican candidates who secured nominations in their respective races. The post read: “With enough of the Day Vote in — 34 of 157 voting centers, plus all of Early Vote — I would like to congratulate the runoff WINNERS:
@orlando_sanchez
@AlexMealerTX
@JonBonckTX
@StanStanart
They are now the Republican nominees in their respective races for the Fall” (May 27, 2026).
On May 28, Team Bettencourt addressed recent claims regarding voter suppression. The post stated, “I posted this @ktrhnews story after Rep. @jamestalarico preposterously claimed the #TexasGOP is suppressing voters, but who is really suppressing whom? 1st, over half of Texans live in counties like Bexar, Dallas, El Paso, Harris, Travis, the Valley, and the I-35 corridor, and” (May 28, 2026).
Paul Bettencourt has served as a Republican member of the Texas State Senate since his election in 2015. He represents Texas’s 7th Senate district and succeeded Dan Patrick in this role.
