Two bills have been introduced in the Texas legislature to move the primary (for all office, not just president) from early March, to early February. They are HB 993 and HB 996. Although all their co-sponsors are Democrats, Republican legislative leaders have said they support the idea behind the bills.

HB 993 was introduced on January 30, and HB 996 was introduced on January 31. Both bills move the petition deadline for new parties from May to April. If the bills pass with this characteristic, there would probably be new legal challenges to this deadline. Deadlines concerning minor party and independent presidential candidates are unconstitutional if they are very early.