James Talarico speaks on election night.
Photographer: Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg
The first big primaries of 2026 in Texas provided lessons and changes for both parties as they grapple for control of Congress, Alexandra Samuels and Jonathan Tamari report.
- Texas Democrats selected state lawmaker James Talarico over US House Rep. Jasmine Crockett to battle Republicans over one of the state’s Senate seats. Talarico has staked his campaign on appealing to independent and swing voters after a surge of enthusiasm fueled by opposition to President Donald Trump.
- On the Republicans’ side, US Senator John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton head for a runoff for the Senate seat, in ...