A crowd has gathered outside of the Texas state capitol here in Austin, with people cheering and nearly uninterrupted honking.

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by Sasha Draeger-Mazer, The Texas Tribune
November 3, 2026
A crowd has gathered outside of the Texas state capitol here in Austin, with people cheering and nearly uninterrupted honking.

Sasha Draeger-Mazer is an Austin-based reporting fellow. Originally from Montana, she is a senior at Northwestern University, where she studies journalism and political science. At NU, she has served as... More by Sasha Draeger-Mazer