With U.S. Senate control at stake, Republicans fear the once-unthinkable: a blue Texas

States Newsroom · October 31, 2026

The last time a Democrat won statewide in Texas, James Talarico was in kindergarten. More than three decades later, in a state strewn with failed Democratic hopefuls once proffered as party saviors, the 37-year-old Austin Democrat is running neck-and-neck with Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the most…

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