The mood at Talarico HQ is electric. No Democratic early vote lead shown on the big screen is too small — though they’ve been staggering so far — to cheer. I feel bad for the band that’s performing behind the crowd, which is glued to the screen.
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by Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune
November 3, 2026
The mood at Talarico HQ is electric. No Democratic early vote lead shown on the big screen is too small — though they’ve been staggering so far — to cheer. I feel bad for the band that’s performing behind the crowd, which is glued to the screen.
Kayla Guo covers state politics and government. Before joining the Tribune, she covered Congress for The New York Times as a reporting fellow based in Washington, D.C. Kayla has also covered transportation... More by Kayla Guo
