All together, more than $300 million was placed on the Texas Senate and Governor races through prediction market app Kalshi by the time the races were called by the Associated Press. Talarico's and Hinojosa's expected chances of victory on the app were at 73% and 37% respectively when polls opened this morning, but quickly skyrocketed after they closed.

Ayden Runnels is the afternoon/evening reporter. Previously, they were a breaking news reporter for the Las Vegas Sun. A graduate of the Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas, Ayden...