The outgoing attorney general is officially divorced from his wife of nearly four decades, 16 months after she filed to end the marriage “on biblical grounds.”
James Talarico
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2026 Texas Elections
After Democratic sweep, Texas looms as “big kahuna” in the 2028 presidential race
Presidential nominees have long skipped Texas. But Democrats, fresh off defeating Gov. Greg Abbott and winning the U.S. Senate race, are taking a second look.
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Texas Legislature 2027
Texas’ new Democratic leaders turn to Republicans to steer transitions, vowing bipartisan governance
Gina Hinojosa, Vikki Goodwin and Senfronia Thompson tapped Republican politicians who clashed with Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick to help guide them into office in January.
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2026 Texas Elections
Texas Democrats won big with little-known underdogs. Here’s how they pulled it off.
Going into the election, half of voters didn’t know anything about the Democratic statewide candidates. Now, Democrats are going to run the state’s most important agencies.
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2026 Texas Elections
GOP state senators could emerge as last protectors of party power in Texas
Republican state senators will still hold a majority in the Capitol’s upper chamber. They have the ability to significantly weaken the role of the lieutenant governor.
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2026 Texas Elections
Republicans lost ground in rural Texas, adding to historic wipeout
James Talarico ran up the score in the Panhandle, while rural Texans living along the Louisiana border stayed home.
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With Democrats unexpectedly in control, Gina Hinojosa will have more power than she ever imagined
Hinojosa was careful while campaigning not to overpromise what she could deliver, assuming she’d be fighting against GOP majorities. Now she and her Democratic allies will control the government.
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2026 Texas Elections
Surge in voter turnout in urban, border counties carried Texas blue wave
Meanwhile, rural counties saw the smallest growth in turnout.
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2026 Texas Elections
After supporting Trump in 2024, Texas border counties fueled Democrats’ big night
Counties along the U.S.-Mexico border saw the largest surge in voter turnout compared to any other region in the state.
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2026 Texas Elections
Ken Paxton survived scandal after scandal. He couldn’t survive a Senate race.
The attorney general ran for Senate as a grudge match, and in the process helped give Democrats their first win in decades.
