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Former astronaut Terry Virts drops Senate bid, announces run for Congress in redrawn Houston-area district

The retired Air Force colonel launched his campaign for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in June, but he struggled to gain traction over other candidates.

The Texas Tribune

Here are some of the Texas Democrats eyeing statewide runs in 2026

Democrats will need to sort through a pileup of potential candidates who see an opportunity to harness backlash to the Trump administration in next year’s midterms.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Rep. Jolanda Jones announces bid to succeed Sylvester Turner in Congress

Jones, a Democrat elected to the Texas House in 2022 and previously served on the Houston City Council, joins a slate of candidates running to fill the solidly blue seat.

The Texas Tribune

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Beto O'Rourke Says Biden 'Failed This Country' by Running for a Second Term

Beto O'Rourke accused Joe Biden of endangering American democracy by refusing to step aside sooner in the 2024 election, a move he says helped Donald Trump return to power.

Latin Times

Biden ‘failed this country’ by seeking second term, says Beto O’Rourke

Ex-Texas representative, who lost gubernatorial election to Greg Abbott, joins Democrats lambasting former president

The Guardian - US

Beto O’Rourke says Joe Biden ‘failed this country’ amid revelations of former president’s decline in office

Texas Democrat says ‘credibility problem is going to persist up until when Democrats say ‘we f***** up’’

The Independent UK

Former Democratic Lawmaker Mocked for Claiming Biden 'Failed This Country' as Users Point to His Own Losses: 'Read the Room'

Beto O'Rourke's criticism of Biden's short-lived 2024 election run failed to resonate on social media, where users pointed to his own failed campaign history.

Latin Times

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Former Democratic Presidential Hopeful Asserts Biden 'Failed This Country': 'We Might Lose The Greatest Country This World Has Known'

Beto O'Rourke lamented the former president and his team's decision to forego an open primary and run for re-election in 2024 during a podcast appearance.

Latin Times

Trump uses Alabama graduation speech to bash transgender athletes and air usual political grievances

President Trump told college grads: ‘I'd pay you a lot of money to have your age’

The Independent UK

At the Races: Breaking ranks - Roll Call

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including ranked choice voting and new campaign bids.

Roll Call

El Paso’s Still-Untold Story

A new revisionist history lays out an urgent task that it does not accomplish.

Texas Observer

Rep. Jasmine Crockett has a history of mocking Gov. Gregg Abbott’s wheelchair use

Texas congresswoman under fire for ridiculing the Republican governor as ‘Hot Wheels’ but insists she was referring to the ‘planes, trains, and automobiles he used to transfer migrants’

The Independent UK

For Texas Democrats, a Lost Decade

Or, how to lose in every way, all at once.

Texas Observer

Texas Democrats underperformed yet again. Now what?

Tuesday was another electoral blowout in which Democrats underperformed expectations, weakening their case that Texas is a battleground state worthy of investment and attention from the national party.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas Goes All Red for Ted

Maybe Dems need to recover the lessons of Beto 2018. Or maybe the sun will die before the state turns blue.

Texas Observer

In the Rio Grande Valley, the Red Wave Makes Landfall

Perhaps it’s just Trump. Or perhaps Texas Democrats are doomed.

Al Jazeera

Republicans flip the US Senate, ending three years of Democrat control

The loss of seats in Ohio, Montana and West Virginia tipped the balance of power in the upper house of the US Congress.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz defeats Democrat Colin Allred

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, a former NFL linebacker and civil rights lawyer from Dallas, repeatedly broke fundraising records in his campaign, raising more than $80 million by mid-October.

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The Texas Tribune

Donald Trump wins Texas’ 40 electoral votes

The win continues the state’s streak of going red in every presidential election since it went for Jimmy Carter in 1976.

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Senate Majority PAC Makes Limited Move Into Texas Race

Senate Majority PAC enters Texas Senate race with digital and radio investment, Democrats outspend Republicans in crucial contest.

The Texas Tribune

“More than our wombs”: Women in conservative Texas cities mobilizing to end GOP dominance

Democrats in Lubbock and Amarillo hope Kamala Harris’ candidacy and a backlash to abortion laws will help make their long-held vision of a blue wave a reality.

Latin Times

Ted Cruz is 'Absolutely Flailing' After Debate, Former Challenger Says, As Texas Senator Pleas For Campaign Cash

Beto O'Rourke, who lost against Cruz in 2018, is actively supporting Rep. Colin Allred

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