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State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, speaks to supporters as he kicks off his campaign for U.S. Senate at Centennial Plaza in Round Rock, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Texas Democrat James Talarico joins a widening US Senate race

A Democratic lawmaker from Austin whose profile has risen with viral videos confronting right-wing policies is launching a long shot bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas.

Texas Rep. James Talarico speaks at a rally, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, at Wrigley Square in Millennium Park in Chicago. (AP Photo/Talia Sprague)

Texas redistricting fight shakes up battle lines for both parties in key US Senate race

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

In Trump’s redistricting push, Democrats find an aggressive identity and progressives are on board

House Speaker Dustin Burrows gavels out at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Trump ally Ken Paxton escalates Texas redistricting fight with call for Beto O’Rourke to be jailed

Accompanied by California and Texas lawmakers, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, discusses the push to schedule a special election to redraw California's Congressional voting districts, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Friday Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California’s Newsom, Pelosi back Texas Democrats as GOP warns of more escalations over walkout

Texas Republicans aim to redraw congressional map at Trump’s urging

Texas Republicans are poised to redraw the state’s congressional map during a special session that starts Monday in Austin.

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How Ted Cruz and Colin Allred are putting on another big US Senate battle in Texas

Mother of Uvalde shooting victim running for mayor

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Recruiting effort leads Texas Democrats to fill every state and federal race on 2026 ballot

Democratic Texas Rep. Gene Wu, center, surrounded by other Texas House Democrats and Democratic members of Congress, speaks during a press conference at the Democratic Party in Warrenville, Ill., Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Texas Democrats plead for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan

President Donald Trump gestures after giving a commencement address at the University of Alabama, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump offers advice to University of Alabama graduates in speech interspersed with politics

This combination photo shows Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago, left, and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Sept. 27, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo)

Ted Cruz and Colin Allred wage another big US Senate fight in Texas

FILE - Beto O'Rourke, Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate, addresses supporters at a campaign stop in Dallas, Nov. 8, 2022. On Friday, June 9, 2023, a Texas appeals court dismissed a billionaire's defamation lawsuit against O'Rouke over a $1 million campaign contribution to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Texas court dismisses GOP donor’s defamation lawsuit against Beto O’Rourke

FILE - Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, speaks during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington. It's early yet, but next year's presidential race may feature something the political world hasn't seen in the last 50 years: no elected officials from Texas. (Andrew Harrer/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Texans who have run for president over the last 7 decades

Beto O'Rourke, Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate, arrives to address supporters at his Election Night event Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

From sensation to struggles: Dem stars Abrams, O’Rourke fade

A memorial for the 19 children and two teachers killed in the May shooting sits outside of Robb Elementary on the first day of early voting, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. The Uvalde school massacre has cast a long shadow in the midterm elections in Texas, intensifying Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s reelection fight against Democrat Beto O’Rourke and driving a blitz of television ads. (AP Photo/Acacia Coronado)

Uvalde families make last push for shakeup on Election Day

FILE - Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks to supporters, Aug. 17, 2022, in Fredericksburg, Texas. O'Rourke said Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, that his campaign for Texas governor raised another $25 million over the past three months as a big-spending race with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott enters the final stretch before November's elections. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas governor’s race surpasses $100M in money raised

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke, center, arrives for a rally at University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in San Antonio. O'Rourke is still trying to close in on Republican Gov. Greg Abbott with six week until Election Day. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

High stakes for O’Rourke in Texas governor’s debate Friday

FILE - Texas Democrat and gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks during a campaign event in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. O’Rourke said Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, that he had cleared his campaign schedule after receiving treatment at a San Antonio hospital for an unspecified bacterial infection. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Beto O’Rourke resuming campaign stops in Texas after illness

FILE - Beto O'Rourke, Democratic candidate for Texas governor, speaks during a town hall meeting at the McAllen Creative Incubator Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in McAllen,Texas. O'Rourke responded to a heckler Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, at a campaign stop in rural Mineral Wells, Texas, with an expletive after the gubernatorial candidate heard a cackled laugh while criticizing the ease in which the Uvalde elementary school gunman legally purchased an AR-15 style assault rifle. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor via AP, File)

Beto O’Rourke responds to heckler over Uvalde with expletive

FILE - Democrat Beto O'Rourke listens to a volunteer before a Texas Organizing Project neighborhood walk in West Dallas on June 9, 2021. O'Rourke raised $32 million in the first half of 2022 in his run for Texas governor, his campaign announced Friday, July 15, 2022, keeping his challenge against Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on pace to be one of the nation's most expensive races of November's midterm elections. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

O’Rourke’s campaign for Texas governor outraises Abbott

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks to the press after he was kicked out for interrupting a news conference headed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in Uvalde, Texas Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

O’Rourke bets shooting will shake up Texas governor’s race

Democrat Beto O'Rourke, who is running against Greg Abbott for governor in 2022, interrupts a news conference headed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in Uvalde, Texas Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Beto O’Rourke interrupts briefing, echoing US debate on guns

FILE - Texas Democrat gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks during a primary election night gathering with supporters in Fort Worth, Texas, March 1, 2022. O'Rourke, said Monday, April 25, 2022, that he has tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/LM Otero File)

Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke tests positive for COVID-19

Texas Democrat gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks during a primary election night gathering with supporters in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Oil billionaire GOP donor sues Beto O’Rourke for defamation

Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke (D-El Paso) speaks during a stop on his "Keeping the Lights On" road trip tour Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP)

O’Rourke to release book on voting during Texas governor bid

FILE- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks on a variety of matters at the Midland Chapter of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly's Reagan Lunch at the Bush Convention Center, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Midland, Texas. Democrat Beto O'Rourke said Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, that his campaign for Texas governor raised $7.2 million in the first six weeks of a race that could wind up as one of the nation's most expensive in 2022. At the same time, Abbott for years has shown an ability to raise millions of dollars in a matter of days from executives of some of Texas’ largest corporations and energy firms. (Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP, File)

Millions of dollars pour early into Texas governor’s race

FILE - Matthew McConaughey speaks at a ceremony honoring Guy Fieri with a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. In a video posted Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, McConaughey said he isn't running for Texas governor after months of publicly flirting with the idea of becoming the latest celebrity candidate. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

Matthew McConaughey won’t run for Texas governor in 2022

Democrat Beto O'Rourke, center, greets supporters during a campaign stop, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in San Antonio. O'Rourke announced Monday that he will run for Texas governor. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

O’Rourke raises $2M in first day of Texas governor campaign

Democrat Michelle Beckley running for lieutenant governor

FILE - Democrat Beto O'Rourke listens to a volunteer before a Texas Organizing Project neighborhood walk in West Dallas on June 9, 2021. O’Rourke is running for governor of Texas. The former El Paso congressman announced his decision Monday. It kicks off O’Rourke’s third run for office in as many election cycles after a narrow loss for U.S. Senate in 2018 and a short-lived presidential run in 2020. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Democrat Beto O’Rourke running for Texas governor in 2022

Missouri House passes ban on enforcement of federal gun laws

Republican Lauren Boebert wins bitter Colorado House race

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham faces off in the South Carolina U.S. Senate debate with Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison at Allen University in Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP)

Dem challenger in SC Senate race raises record $57 million

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a primary election night rally, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Eastern Market in Detroit. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

The Latest: Joe Biden wins Democratic primary in Texas

Combat veteran and U.S. Senate candidate MJ Hegar walks with her husband, Brandon, toward a roomful of supporters during a watch party in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (Bronte Wittpenn/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Biden wins Texas primary in resounding Super Tuesday finish

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, right, is joined by former rival Sen. Amy Klobuchar, left, during a campaign stop in Dallas, Monday, March 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

On Super Tuesday eve, Biden gets boost from former rivals

In this January 11, 2020 photo Gary Gates, a Republican businessman running for Texas state house, discusses his special election prospects during an Associated Press interview in Katy, Texas. Gates is running against Democrat Eliz Markowitz for state house district 148, located in the suburbs west of Houston, Markowitz is getting national attention and help for her campaign. (AP Photo/ John L. Mone)

2020’s first big test? Not Iowa, but a tiny Texas House race

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