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James Talarico’s U.S. Senate campaign held a Lotería in San Antonio

The rising Democratic star looks to harness some of his fandom to build some party infrastructure in a state where it’s been lacking.

Texas Senate hopeful Talarico ramps up Black outreach efforts

The Texas Democrat acknowledges criticism that Democrats haven’t been doing enough to court Black voters.

Can a Tejano Star Restore Dems’ Power in South Texas? 

Bobby Pulido descended a staircase bedecked in flowers to face the quinceañara in her shimmering blue ball gown. Her magnificent hoop skirt swayed as the Tejano star-turned-South T...

In Laredo, Jon Rosenthal makes his first public pitch for a seat on Texas Railroad Commission

Rosenthal, a Democratic state representative from Houston, fielded questions about data centers and oil field pollution at a town hall hosted by the Webb County Democratic Party.

‘I Hate To Say It – This Might Be the Year’: Former GOP Strategist Sounds Alarm in Texas Senate Race

Former GOP strategist Joseph Moreno spoke out about the upcoming U.S. Senate race in Texas on CNN Friday, remarking, "I hate to say it — this might be the year" that Democrats emer...

Paxton and Talarico open battle for South Texas with dueling rallies, diverging pitches

Paxton rallied in McAllen while Talarico toured the border this week, offering an early look at how each will vie in the coming months for the Latino voters who swung to Trump in 2...

Talarico floods Texas airwaves in U.S. Senate race as Paxton, GOP stay quiet

With early voting about two months away, the Democrat has had TV nearly to himself, outspending his Republican rival more than 200-to-1 on advertising.

Paxton and Talarico open battle for South Texas with dueling rallies, diverging pitches

Paxton rallied in McAllen while Talarico toured the border this week, offering an early look at how each will vie in the coming months for the Latino voters who swung to Trump in 2...

Talarico floods Texas airwaves in U.S. Senate race as Paxton, GOP stay quiet

With early voting about two months away, the Democrat has had TV nearly to himself, outspending his Republican rival more than 200-to-1 on advertising as GOP groups weigh when — or...

The Year for Magical Thinking

By the beginning of the 2024 electoral cycle, I’d spent enough time as a progressive-leaning observer of Texas politics to have developed a certain telltale armor. No one was going...

James Talarico pushes new plan to woo Texas veterans, pledges to ‘fight for them the way they fight for us’

Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico unveiled a veterans and military agenda Friday aimed at ending forever wars, strengthening support for military families and increasin...

Ken Paxton’s campaign says he will debate James Talarico in Texas’ U.S. Senate race

The two are running in a highly competitive race that has drawn immense interest and brought record fundraising to the state, where a Democrat has not won a statewide race in over...

Democrat James Talarico Hires Top Staffer From Republican John Cornyn

Texas State Rep. James Talarico (D) has hired a top staffer from the office of the Senate Republican he hopes to replace. The post Democrat James Talarico Hires Top Staffer From Re...

James Talarico says earning Black Texans’ trust is central to his Senate campaign

In an exclusive interview with theGrio, the Democratic nominee discusses his outreach to Black voters as a new poll suggests

Talarico touts labor, higher wages, opposition to ICE policies during San Antonio campaign stop

Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico visited a San Antonio union training center Thursday, where he discussed organized labor, the economy, immigration enforcement and dat...

Democrats Are Seriously Pushing This Guy As Their Model of Manliness

Exclusive — Ken Paxton: ‘If We Lose Texas, the Senate’s Gone’

Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton told Breitbart News Saturday that he is seeing growing enthusiasm among Republican voters as his campaign works to...

Plenty of States Have Flipped. Texas Could Too.

Democrats have an almost superstitious fear of hoping for a win in Texas. But James Talarico could break the spell in his battle with Ken Paxton.

Who’s leading in Texas’ U.S. Senate race? We’re tracking poll results between Ken Paxton and James Talarico.

The 2026 U.S. Senate race is poised to be one of Texas’ most competitive statewide races in years. We’re tracking the latest polls so you can see who’s ahead.

Speaker Mike Johnson to campaign in battleground South Texas House districts this week

The Louisiana Republican is visiting four districts, each of which are majority Hispanic and were carried by Donald Trump in 2024. The seats could help decide control of the House...

Flipping Texas: Can “Moderate” Democrat Bobby Pulido Court Back Latino Voters?

Texas holds the second-most electoral votes in the nation and is often a testing ground for policies that later manifest... The post Flipping Texas: Can “Moderate” Democrat Bobby P...

Talarico unveils border security plan, criticizes Biden policies and Trump's Big Bend wall

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate James Talarico announced his border security plan during a campaign stop Monday in Terrell County. Talarico called the Trump administration's B...

Talarico and Paxton campaign stops in the RGV highlight different visions for Texas

Talarico did a tour of the border and Paxton made a pit stop in McAllen.

Political group bets $6 million on Texas Latino voters coming back to Democrats

A left-leaning group is planning to spend $6 million organizing Latino voters in Texas, a group that has trended away from Democrats but is pivotal to their hopes of picking up sea...