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South Texas County Turns Red After 132 Years as GOP Flips Key Seats in the Historically Blue Region

Trump won Starr County with 57.7% of the support, flipping a longtime Democratic stronghold as GOP gains ground with Latino voters

Latin Times

US citizen jailed over ‘boy racer’ crash which left nurse unable to walk

Isac Calderon, 23, fled the UK after the head-on smash in Herefordshire and was extradited from Texas last month.

Evening Standard

Texas GOP Gains Enough House Seats to Pass Gov. Abbott's School Choice Legislation

The state's legislative session starts in January and Gov. Abbott announced school choice would be his top priority.

Latin Times

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“Uncharted territory”: Trump’s anti-immigration plans could take center stage in Texas

Texas is positioned better than any state to help Trump carry out his ambitious anti-immigration agenda. But it is also vulnerable to those policies’ impacts.

The Texas Tribune

A new Texas house transforms a sloping plot into a multi-layered family home

The Griggs Residence is a Texas house that shields its interior world and spacious terraces with a stone and steel façade

Wallpaper

Trump’s near sweep of Texas border counties shows a shift to the right for Latino voters

The former president captured 55% of Latino voters in the state, according to exit polls. He also won 14 out of the 18 counties within 20 miles of the border, a number that doubled his 2020 performance in the Latino-majority region.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Appeals Court Orders New Trial For Death Row Inmate

Texas appeals court orders new trial for Randy Halprin due to judge's antisemitic bias. Case highlights importance of addressing bias in legal system.

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Republican sweep in Texas also extended to state’s appellate courts

Republican judges won in 25 out of 26 contested races throughout the state in a show of the party’s broader strength up and down Tuesday’s ballot.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Legislature will approve school vouchers and boost public education funds next year, Abbott says

Last year, Abbott refused to give public schools a major raise without passing a voucher program. His tone was more conciliatory after Election Day.

The Texas Tribune

Jewish death row inmate granted new trial over claims that judge was antisemitic

A Texas appeals court has ordered a new trial for Randy Halprin because of antisemitic bias by the judge in his case

The Independent UK

For the Texas Railroad Commission, the Last Train Left Years Ago

Misnamed commission oversees the state's vast oil and gas industry. Critics say it's all a smoke screen.

Capital & Main

Texas voter turnout falls in 2024 election despite record registration numbers

A historic 18.6 million Texans were registered to vote in the 2024 election, and 61% cast ballots, a nearly 6% drop from the 2020 presidential race.

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Adam Hinojosa flips Texas Senate seat, becomes first Republican to represent Rio Grande Valley district since Reconstruction

Hinojosa won the only competitive seat in the Texas Senate this cycle, besting Sen. Morgan LaMantia two years after she narrowly defeated him.

Texas Observer

Texas House Dems Trip Over Their Own Low Bar

On Tuesday, the most modest of boasts became famous last words for the lower chamber’s dwindling Ds.

Latin Times

Texans Favored Incumbents on Election Day With Ted Cruz, Henry Cuellar Among The High-Profile Victors

Representatives Chip Roy, Tony Gonzales, Vicente González and Greg Casar also succeeded in fending off challengers for their seats in the House

The Independent UK

Abortion rights amendment's passage triggers new legal battle in Missouri

Abortion rights advocates prevailed in ballot measures in seven states, but that doesn't resolve the issue

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Texas Goes All Red for Ted

Maybe Dems need to recover the lessons of Beto 2018. Or maybe the sun will die before the state turns blue.

The Independent UK

Julie Johnson makes history as first openly LGBT+ Congress member elected from the South

Democrat Julie Johnson was elected to represent Texas’s 32nd District in US Congress

Texas Observer

In the Rio Grande Valley, the Red Wave Makes Landfall

Perhaps it’s just Trump. Or perhaps Texas Democrats are doomed.

Latin Times

Democratic Texas Lawmaker to Become First Openly LGBTQ Member of Congress to Represent Southern State

Julie Johnson was elected to represent Texas' 32nd congressional district on Tuesday, making her the first openly LGBTQ+ representative of a southern state, as well as the first openly LGBTQ+ person to represent the Lone Star State in Congress.

The Texas Tribune

Republicans maintain majority on the Texas State Board of Education

Republicans Tom Maynard, Pam Little, Aaron Kinsey and Brandon Hall prevailed in contested races. Democrat Gustavo Reveles won in the District 1 race.

The Texas Tribune

Republicans win Tarrant County, moving local government further to the right

Former state Rep. Matt Krause’s win may push the commissioners court even further away from the bipartisanship on which it once prided itself.

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Ohio State football topped Georgia, and the CFP chair explains why

The Ohio State Buckeyes and Georgia Bulldogs both have one loss, but the Buckeyes came out on top. Here's why.

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