Outgoing Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is blaming Gov. Greg Abbott for Texas GOP’s losses tonight, saying Abbott brought the whole team down by not listening to Texans on data centers and other issues.

“Republicans quit listening to the people,” Miller said. “They were listening to the donors and big corporate interests and lobbyists. When you quit listening to the people, you deserve to lose and that’s what happened.”

Jayme Lozano Carver is the Tribune’s first Lubbock-based reporter, covering the South Plains and Panhandle through a partnership with Report for America. Jayme previously worked for Texas Tech Public...