Granbury, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next assistant secretary of Defense. His name was fourth on a list of nominations sent to the U.

Texas state Sen. Brian Birdwell of Granbury, who is retiring from the Legislature, was nominated Tuesday to serve as an assistant U.S. secretary of defense.

The U.S. Senate must confirm the appointment. The Granbury Republican previously announced he would not seek another Texas Senate term.

Texas Sen. Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury), if approved, would be returning to work at the Pentagon for the second time in his career.

The latest survey of likely GOP primary voters by the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs and Texas Southern University’s Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs shows Paxton polling 34% in a three-way race, with Cornyn polling 33%, Hunt 22%, and 11% of respondents unsure.

The contentious Republican primary between Senator John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton received a political jolt of its own after Representative Wesley Hunt ended months of speculation and entered the race. On Monday, Oct. 6, he announced his campaign and joined Cornyn, who is seeking a fifth term, and Paxton.

The Texas Senate candidate who's racked up notable GOP endorsements, including from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick himself, cited the Bible verse Romans 8:31. The verse includes the phrase, "If God is for us, who can be against us."

Crockett says she’s “strongly considering” a Texas Senate run if she can expand the electorate, calling it potential “karma.”