Texas Senate Showdown: James Talarico Claims Victory Over Ken Paxton

Texas has picked its next U.S. Senator. Democrat James Talarico defeated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in Tuesday night's election...READ MORE

Rep. Lloyd Doggett: "Trump's new plan to wreck the United Nations--name fellow pro-Putin authoritarian Viktor Orban as Secretary-General. Orban was recently voted out by Hungarians, who are investigating his corruption. Countries around the world should do the same by standing up to Trump’s bullying."

Rep. Julie Johnson: "Tonight was a full on ass whipping of Texas Republicans. They lost every statewide race, they lost congressional seats, they lost the Texas house and they lost seats in the senate. When the people get tired enough they respond and fight back."

Rep. Greg Casar: "Parents asked Google for more control over AI in their kids’ schools. Now Google says that if a school turns off its AI, students lose Google search too. In other words, a monopoly wants to bully schools into using its products."

Rep. August Pfluger: "The Democrat Party has completely caved to the radical Left. They want to rewrite the Constitution, defund law enforcement, and so much more. We cannot afford to surrender our country."

Vicente Gonzalez Retains House Seat in Spite of Redistricting— By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson —Incumbent Representative Vicente Gonzales (D-TX) will serve Texas' 34th Congressional District in the House of...

Texas Senate Showdown: James Talarico Claims Victory Over Ken Paxton— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —Texas has picked its next U.S. Senator. Democrat James Talarico defeated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in Tuesday night's election...

Katy Padilla Stout Defeats ‘AK Guy’ Brandon Herrera for 23rd District Seat—By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson —Katy Padilla Stout (D) will represent Texas's 23rd District in the House of Representatives next Congress...

ERCOT Gas Generation Queue Surges 85% as Texas Data Center Demand Grows— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —Natural gas generation capacity in ERCOT's interconnection queue rose 85.5% over the past year, reaching 81,033.87...

Bobby Pulido Unseats Monica De La Cruz in Upset House Race—By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson —Democrat Bobby Pulido flipped the seat representing Texas’ 15th Congressional District, unseating incumbent...

CAIR-Texas Demands PAC Pull Ads Alleging Terrorist Ties, False Endorsements— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas) has issued a cease-and-desist letter to...

Johnny Garcia Delivers House Democrats Texas' 35th District—By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson —Johnny Garcia (D) will represent Texas’ 35th Congressional District in the House of Representatives next Congress...

Gina Hinojosa and Vikki Goodwin Claim Statewide Victories— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —Texas voters have chosen the state's next leadership team in a historic gubernatorial race. Gina Hinojosa (D)...

Incumbent Henry Cuellar Secures Seat to Represent Texas’ 28th District—By Texas Politics' Payton Anderson —Representative Henry Cuellar (D-TX) will return to Congress to represent Texas’ 28th Congressional District after scoring...

Chip Roy Seeks DOJ Probe Into Decision Not to Prosecute Afghan National— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —U.S. Representatives Chip Roy (R) and Josh Brecheen (R-OK) are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whistleblower...

Nathan Johnson Wins Texas Attorney General Race as Paxton's Era Ends— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —Texas has chosen its next attorney general. Nathan Johnson (D) defeated Mayes Middleton (R) Tuesday night...

Jon Rosenthal Wins Texas Railroad Commission Race, Heads for Energy's Hot Seat— By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield —Texas has a new energy regulator. Jon Rosenthal (D) defeated Bo French (R) Tuesday night to become Texas'...

Young voters led a sharp shift toward Democrats in the 2026 midterms, The AP Voter Poll finds— By Associated Press—WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic candidates made up significant ground among key demographic groups in the 2026 midterms...

LONESTAR is written by Javier Manjarres and Raeylee Barefield