Republican Party of Texas chairwoman D’rinda Randall says “tonight, we accept the results. Tomorrow, we begin rebuilding.” She adds in a statement: “Our commitment to Texas remains unwavering, and the work continues.”

James Talarico will soon address a crowd in Austin that can't quite seem to believe the political earthquake we've seen here tonight. As we wait for him to take the stage, I spot his parents front and center among the dozens of supporters who will flank him when he speaks publicly for the first time since he became senator-elect.

Harris County Elections Office reports over 306,000 people voted on Tuesday. Election Day totals show Talarico leading Paxton 67 to 29 and Hinojosa 64 to 34.

Republican attorney general nominee Mayes Middleton has called Nathan Johnson to concede, according to Johnson's campaign. "MAGA Mayes" Middleton spent almost $20 million of his oil and gas wealth to win a contentious primary and runoff against U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, but remained relatively quiet during the general beyond hewing close to Trump.

Abbott had broken with Trump on data centers in recent months, working to rein them in as backlash to their rapid influx in Texas exploded.

The room was filled with disbelief as the election results came in at the Ken Paxton watch party. People yelled “No!” They made phone calls and shook their heads. When Fox News called the race for Talarico, the projector screen was turned off, as if people simply didn’t want to see or accept what was happening.

Then “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC started playing incredibly loud, almost as if the volume was being turned up to drown out the disappointment of the loss.

After a prayer and remarks from his daughter, Paxton congratulated Talarico and reflected on his 12 years as Texas attorney general, expressing gratitude for the people he had worked with and the memories he would carry with him. He spoke about his love for the Lone Star State, saying, “I love Texas, I’ll always love Texas,” and vowed to continue fighting for his beliefs and his country.

From Paxton's brief concession speech: “Let me start off by congratulating James Talarico. I will commit that I will be praying for him that he will do good for Texas and this nation.”

Bo French, the Republican candidate for Railroad Commissioner, has remained uncharacteristically quiet on X, where he regularly posts for his more than 120,000 followers. He has yet to concede the race to Jon Rosenthal, who recently declared victory.

Democratic nominee for Texas comptroller Sarah Eckhardt declared victory over Don Huffines, who was appointed to the post over the summer. The race has not yet been called by the AP. “Texas, this is a realignment. We have won this state back for working Texans. I am honored and humbled by the faith that the people of this state have put in me, and it’s time to get to work. Thank you,” Eckhardt wrote in a social media post.

The president followed up the post with a second stating he is “going to become a Political Pundit, both good and bad, on the reasons these Candidates won and lost!”

In a remarkably sharp rebuke of Gov. Greg Abbott, President Donald Trump said in a Truth social media post that the governor lost his reelection bid because he became a “RINO” — Republican in name only — in the “last six months of his Political Life.” truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117556309377726931

Ken Paxton's loss sets fire to the more than $200 million Elon Musk poured into the race on his behalf.

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Letitia Plummer has declared victory in the Harris County judge race, making her the first Black woman elected to the position.

Democrat Clayton Tucker is declaring victory in the Texas Agriculture Commissioner race over Republican Nate Sheets. In a post on social media, Tucker said “Tonight, we made history. For the first time in 40 years, Texans elected a Democrat to this office, and we did it together.”

The AP has not called the race yet. So far, 53% of votes have been counted and nearly 55% is for Tucker.

Democratic state Rep. Vikki Goodwin declared victory over Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, according to a campaign spokesperson. The race has not yet been called by the AP.

Harris County, home to Houston, one of the country’s largest cities, is expected to release its first total Election Day vote count in the next 20 minutes. Early voting totals showed Talarico leading Paxton 66 to 32 and Hinojosa 64 to 34, with similar results for Democrats down the ballot. By mid-afternoon, Harris County surpassed its previous midterm election turnout record, with more than 1.31 million ballots cast through Election Day.

Hard to overstate how stunning tonight’s results are. Within seconds, Greg Abbott concedes to Gina Hinojosa for governor and James Talarico is declared winner in the U.S. Senate race. It will take time to fully understand the impact on governing in Texas and politics in America. But suffice to say that a lot will change with a legislative session a couple months away. Meantime, all eyes turn to whether Democrats can flip the Texas House — a possibility that seemed unimaginable just a few hours ago.

In South Texas, Democrats were hoping to revert back to 2020 or even 2018 margins with Latino voters. But Talarico is running ahead of even Hillary Clinton in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties.