Texas's most consequential Senate race in decades is entering its final two weeks, with a Democrat positioned to potentially end the Republican Party's hold on the state's upper chamber seat — a grip that has not slipped since 1988.
With Election Day set for November 3, the Texas U.S. Senate contest has become arguably the defining battle of the 2026 midterms — a race that Democrat James Talarico has cast as a clash between grassroots power and concentrated billionaire wealth.
