Democrats claim they won enough state legislative seats in 2026 elections to flip the Texas House, though vote counts were still being finalized. Republican Dan Patrick lost the lieutenant governor race to Democrat Vikki Goodwin.
The sources don't state an effect on taxes. They do state these figures.
Spending on Texas House 122 racemore than a half a million dollars2Who pays or receives it: Texas Republicans
Spending by Shelly Nickels in Texas House 122 race$5,6002Who pays or receives it: Shelly Nickels
Who's involved
Democratsparty claiming House flip
Katherine FischerTexas Majority PAC Executive Director
Vikki GoodwinDemocrat elected lieutenant governor
Dan PatrickRepublican lieutenant governor incumbent defeated
John LujanTexas House 118 Republican incumbent
Kristian CarranzaDemocratic candidate in Texas House 118
Mark DorazioTexas House 122 Republican incumbent
Shelly NickelsDemocratic candidate in Texas House 122
The facts
Vikki Goodwin, Democrat, defeated Dan Patrick for lieutenant governor.2
Kristian Carranza, Democrat, won Texas House District 118 in Bexar County.2
Democrats won Texas House District 121 in Bexar County, a wealthier suburban district with no Democratic representative in 45 years.2
Texas House District 122 in Bexar County was separated by about 1,700 votes as of Wednesday morning.2
Going into election night, Bexar County's 10 Texas House seats were held by three Republicans and seven Democrats.2
Who said what
These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.
Democrats they flipped enough state legislative seats to carry the Texas House.2
Katherine Fischer Democrats were on track to net closer to 20 Texas House seats.2
Katherine Fischer largest over-performances helping House flips occurred in suburbs and exurban parts of the state.2
Katherine Fischer Democrats won in Collin, Denton, and other counties they had not expected to carry.2
Democrats they plan to revisit the state's school voucher program.2
Democrats they plan to place major emphasis on healthcare.2
Where the sources disagree
Whether Democrats flipped the Texas House Source 1 headline says "six flips so far, 14 needed" and not called yet; Source 2 reports Democrats claimed they flipped the House.
How they headlined it
The same event, as each outlet put it. Marked words appear in only one outlet's headline.
Did Democrats win the Texas House? Not called yet: six flips so far, 14 needed
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Gina Hinojosa won election as Texas governor and another Democrat won U.S. Senate from Texas for the first time since 1988 and 1990 respectively. Gov.-elect Hinojosa stated she will maintain a freeze on new data center authorizations ordered by outgoing Governor Greg Abbott.
$nearly nine million dollars for campaign contributions
Gina Hinojosa, Governor-elect; Talarico, U.S. Senate-elect (first name not given); Jorge Renaud, Voter and 5 more
Texas senator-elect James Talarico made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live's cold open, interrupting a sketch about President Donald Trump's midterm loss. Comedian Druski hosted the episode with musical guest The Strokes.
James Talarico, Texas senator-elect who appeared in the cold open; Druski, Host of Saturday Night Live; James Austin Johnson, Actor playing Trump in cold open sketch and 2 more
Democrats won a landslide victory in Tuesday's midterm election. Voters in 10 states rejected data center expansion in 40 of 41 local ballot measures. In Texas, Democrat Gina Hinojosa was elected governor, the first Democrat since 1990, and pledged a statewide moratorium on data center approvals.
$$4.4 billion for debt owed by CoreWeave
Gina Hinojosa, Governor-elect of Texas, Democrat; Michael Intrator, CEO of CoreWeave; Democrats, Party that won midterm election and 1 more
Matthew Shane Zachary was arrested and charged with murder in connection with a homicide at a residence in Gaines County. The Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers are leading the investigation with assistance from the Gaines County Sheriff's Office.
$$750,000 for bond
Matthew Shane Zachary, Suspect arrested and charged with murder; Gaines County Sheriff's Office, Law enforcement investigating homicide; Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers, Leading the investigation
Texas governor-elect Gina Hinojosa said in a CNN interview that the state should pause work with data centers until protections for residents are in place. She promised to introduce laws to change the state's approach and said communities should have a role in deciding whether data centers are built there.
Democrats in the Texas Legislature filed legislation Monday as bill filing opened for the 2027 session. Proposals included Medicaid expansion, minimum wage increases, ending data center tax breaks, banning Flock cameras, repealing ICE partnership requirements for sheriffs, forbidding border wall construction at state parks, ending school vouchers, boosting per-pupil school funding, legalizing marijuana, and building high-speed rail from Dallas to San Antonio.
$up to $10 billion a year for medicaid expansion annual funding to Texas
State Rep. John Bucy, D-Austin, filed Medicaid expansion bill; State Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, filed companion Medicaid bill; Rep. Jolanda Jones, D-Houston, filed school nurse notification bill and 3 more
El Paso County Sheriff's Office arrested 38-year-old Laron Lenard Watts and charged him with theft of property valued at $150,000 or more after he reportedly refused to return a shipment of fiber-optic cable, trailer, and container worth $155,000 total following a payment dispute.
$$155,000 for estimated value of property (shipping container, trailer chassis, fiber-optic cable)
Laron Lenard Watts, 38-year-old man arrested and charged with theft; El Paso County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement agency conducting investigation and making arrest