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The Texas Senate Race Is Going to Be Pure Slime
Jim Newell, Slate Magazine
It was another banner week of politics in America.
May 30, 2026, 9:45 AM
Ken Paxton wins Texas primary election: Results and key takeaways
Elizabeth Melimopoulos, Al Jazeera English
Trump-backed Paxton beat Cornyn, making him the first Texas Republican senator to lose renomination.
May 27, 2026, 9:03 AM
Ken Paxton's Runoff Day Comes 24 Hours After His Plea Deal Let an Alleged Pedophile Walk Free
Danielle Han, Jezebel
Adam Hoffman, a former attorney from Waco, was facing a first-degree felony before Paxton’s office cut a deal with his prosecutors.
May 26, 2026, 1:33 PM
Will the Texas primary run-off give Democrats a chance to flip the state?
Andy Hirschfeld, Al Jazeera English
Paxton, the likely Republican nominee, is considered less likely to fare well against Democratic nominee in midterms.
May 24, 2026, 1:30 PM
“We have never been closer”: Top Republican worries GOP will lose Texas House majority
Alejandro Serrano, Salon
"For once, he’s telling the truth,” Democrat says of Dan Patrick's warning.
Apr 11, 2026, 10:00 AM
Democrats set a turnout record in Texas, so is this the year it turns blue?
Domenico Montanaro, NPR
Latinos helped Texas Democrats set the new record for a primary, but the state has been a white whale for the party for decades.
Mar 13, 2026, 9:00 AM
What Democrats learned in Texas
Caitlin Dewey, Vox
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. The primary elections in Texas yesterday weren’t just incremental partisan events; they were preliminary, re…
Mar 4, 2026, 3:05 PM
Jasmine Crockett concedes to James Talarico in Texas Democratic Senate primary
BILL BARROW, FERNANDA FIGUEROA and THOMAS BEAUMONT, Yahoo Entertainment
James Talarico did not mention Donald Trump when he greeted exuberant supporters at his primary night celebration. With his victory over U.S. Rep. Jasmine...
Mar 4, 2026, 1:41 PM
A high-stakes Texas primary exposed the Democratic Party’s fault lines
Christian Paz, Vox
One thing was clear before James Talarico’s win over Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Texas Senate Democratic primary Tuesday night. This contest wouldn’t be about policy or ideology; it would be a choice between two very different types of “fighters,” decided al…
Mar 4, 2026, 11:07 AM
Texas Senate race: Democrat Talarico wins; GOP’s Cornyn, Paxton in run-off
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Winner of May run-off between Republicans John Cornyn and Ken Paxton to face Democrat James Talarico.
Mar 4, 2026, 10:43 AM
In the Texas Primaries, a Good Night for James Talarico, and a Bad One for John Cornyn
Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker
Democrats have not won a statewide race in Texas in more than thirty years, but on Tuesday night they seemed to have found an interesting prospect, Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes.
Mar 4, 2026, 6:28 AM
MAGA’s top lawyer just gave a sitting GOP senator the biggest scare of his career
Ian Millhiser, Vox
Tuesday’s Senate Republican primary in Texas ended in an anticlimax, with no candidate winning a majority of the vote. Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn will face state Attorney General Ken Paxton in a May 26 runoff. Though Cornyn will likely receive more votes than…
Mar 4, 2026, 3:56 AM
Voting nears to a close in Texas primary that may be crucial to control of the Senate
Ashley Lopez, NPR
The GOP and Democratic primaries mark a potential litmus test for what direction base voters want their parties to go ahead of midterm elections this fall that will determine power in Congress.
Mar 3, 2026, 11:40 PM
Texas 2026 live primary election results
Emily Chang, Diana Paulsen, Abcnews.com
Texans will vote in the high-stakes Senate race.
Mar 3, 2026, 11:17 PM
Texas Progressives Say Democratic Establishment Is Blowing It In the Rio Grande Valley
Matt Sledge, The Intercept
Locals think the party overlearned the lessons of Trump’s surprising gains — and should stay out of the way. The post Texas Progressives Say Democratic Establishment Is Blowing It In the Rio Grande Valley appeared first on The Intercept.
Mar 1, 2026, 10:52 AM
Texas Republican Ken Paxton is stepping up his Senate bid against GOP Sen. John Cornyn
THOMAS BEAUMONT, Yahoo Entertainment
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will be in an unfamiliar setting Monday night: heading his first campaign rally since the Republican announced his...
Feb 16, 2026, 6:52 PM
Trump Administration Says Sudden Closure of Texas Air Space Was to 'Neutralize' a 'Cartel Drone Incursion' as Flight Ban Is Lifted
Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE
The FAA announced it was completely closing airspace around El Paso for 10 days on Tuesday, Feb. 10, due to an unspecified security concern
Feb 11, 2026, 4:33 PM
The Texas Senate Primary Is Getting Ugly. Can Dems Pull It Together?
Nikkimccannramirez, Rolling Stone
The Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas between James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett has been getting ugly. Can the party get it together?
Feb 7, 2026, 3:00 PM
Democrats Had a Very Messy Week in Texas. Here’s What That Means for the Rest of the Country.
Jim Newell, Slate Magazine
Yes, Democrats’ odds of winning a Senate seat in Texas are low, but Republicans look ready to make things interesting.
Feb 7, 2026, 10:45 AM
Democrats win special elections in Texas. How significant is it for Trump?
Ali Harb, Al Jazeera English
US president dismisses Democratic victory in Texas State Senate district he won by 17 points as a 'local' race.
Feb 2, 2026, 7:32 PM
Texas Democrat’s win a ‘wake-up call’ for Republicans ahead of 2026 elections
Internazionale, Internazionale.it
By Bo EricksonWASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A Democratic candidate won a special election for the Texas state senate by a double-digit margin, taking control from Republi… Leggi
Feb 1, 2026, 6:23 PM
NASA chief Jared Isaacman says Texas may get a moonship, not space shuttle Discovery
tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik) , Tariq Malik, Space.com
NASA's new chief Jared Isaacman said controversial proposal to move the space shuttle Discovery to Texas from its current home in a Smithsonian Air and Space Museum hangar in Virginia, may end with a different spacecraft entirely landing in Houston.
Dec 31, 2025, 5:34 PM
Texas builders say arrests have upended industry...
Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune
Texas builders say arrests have upended industry... (Second column, 10th story, link) Related stories:COLD AS ICE: Number in detention hits record high... More than 68,400 people... 'Construction can't continue'... Drudge Re…
Dec 25, 2025, 10:28 PM
WATCH: Texas supermarket offers shoppers free groceries after computer glitch
ABC News
Christmas came early for some shoppers at an H-E-B supermarket in Texas. The store offered everyone in line free groceries after a computer glitch shut down the registers.
Dec 24, 2025, 8:34 PM