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After campaigning to improve public education and make life more affordable, will Texas Democrats actually be able to do it?
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, bottom center, talks to supporters as he departs an election night event in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
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Beyond Hinojosa and Talarico, Democrats are sending a host of elected public school advocates and educators to the state capitol next year. -
Texans took to the polls this year to elect Democrats in every statewide race on the ballot this year. The voters turned out in numbers similar to the 2018 midterms. -
Republican state senators will still hold a majority in the Capitol’s upper chamber. They have the ability to significantly weaken the role of the lieutenant governor. -
Current Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued multiple out-of-state doctors for illegally mailing abortion pills, which abortion advocates say has chilled access. -
A majority of justices on the Texas Supreme Court will be women for the first time ever, including the chief justice.
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Shares sank, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropping over 5%, as investors reacted with fear that a Democratic Congress — and states across the country -— would crack down on AI and data centers. -
Democrats are poised to have a strong majority in the upcoming Congress. The final numbers are still being determined. Here's where things stand in the races that are waiting to be called by the AP. -
The six-day pause from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky comes as the administration ramps up efforts to secure an agreement to end the war in Ukraine. -
All of these seats were in districts redrawn in 2023 to favor Republican candidates. -
Paraguayan lawmakers voted to impeach President Santiago Peña minutes after his resignation, as the collapse of a digital bank tied to his government froze millions of people's savings.
