The Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, will seek a third term next year.
The actor Matthew McConaughey appears to be seriously considering entering politics, according to a report on Sunday which said the Dallas Buyer’s Club star has been “quietly making calls to influential people in Texas political circles” as he mulls a run for governor.
McConaughey, 51, was born in Uvalde, Texas, and lives in Austin, the state capital, with his wife and children.
Last year he published an autobiography of sorts and in March he told a Texas podcast running for governor was “a true consideration”.