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.
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Beto O'Rourke told Texas Democrats after their election victories Tuesday to pass three policies in the 2027 legislative session: expand Medicaid, raise the state minimum wage, and increase public school teacher salaries.
Beto O'Rourke, Democratic political figure; Texas Democrats, party members
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Erica Romick, Democratic candidate for Texas House District 93, won the election with 50.5% of votes versus Republican Alan Blaylock's 49.5%, despite suspended campaign. Romick has a 2011 felony conviction in North Carolina for mortgage fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, raising questions about her eligibility under Texas law.
Erica Romick, Democratic candidate for Texas House District 93; Alan Blaylock, Republican candidate for Texas House District 93; Lane Telford, Executive director of the Texas Democratic Party and 1 more
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James Talarico, who won election to the U.S. Senate from Texas on November 3, made a surprise appearance in Saturday Night Live's cold open on November 7, appearing alongside cast members playing Democratic leaders and President Trump.
James Talarico, Senator-elect from Texas; James Austin Johnson, SNL cast member playing Trump; Sarah Sherman, SNL cast member playing Chuck Schumer and 4 more
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After Democrats won midterm elections this week, Democratic Senate candidate and Texas state Rep. James Talarico and other winning Democrats spoke of plans to investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security once sworn in, and to put forward a new vision for immigration reform while both houses of Congress are in Democratic control.
James Talarico, Democratic Senate candidate and Texas state Rep.; Rep. Robert Garcia, Los Angeles-area Democrat who will take over House Oversight Committee; Democrats in Congress, Winners in midterm elections
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James Talarico, Texas' incoming U.S. senator, filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for the U.S. Senate again in 2032 when his six-year term ends. The filing re-designates his campaign PAC and authorizes 10 additional political action committees to raise funds on his behalf.
James Talarico, incoming U.S. senator, Texas state representative
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After more than a year of complaints from county election officials, Texas state officials acknowledged the voter registration management system called TEAM has not met performance expectations. The state announced it will conduct an independent audit of the system and create working groups with county officials to improve its function.
Texas Secretary of State Robert Howden, State official announcing audit and working groups; Christina Adkins, Secretary of state's elections division director; Kristin Miles, President of Texas Association of County Election Officials and elections administrator in Bastrop County and 1 more
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Jefferson County voters elected independent Chris Lowery as sheriff and Democrat Efrem Neely as county judge in the Nov. 3 general election. Lowery defeated incumbent Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. by 229 votes. Neely defeated Republican Nathaniel Todd by 2,488 votes.
Chris Lowery, independent candidate, elected sheriff; Lafayette Woods Jr., incumbent sheriff, defeated; Efrem B. Neely Sr., Democrat, elected county judge and 1 more
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Democrats won multiple statewide races and flipped governorships in Texas and other states in the November 2026 midterm elections. Democratic candidates who opposed data center development won races including state agriculture commissioner and governor in Texas.
more than $380 million for television advertising spending mentioning data centers
Gina Hinojosa, Democrat elected Texas governor; Clayton Tucker, Democrat elected Texas state agriculture commissioner; Greg Abbott, Republican incumbent Texas governor, defeated and 3 more
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