Why Democrats Think They Could Flip Texas
Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, defeated Senator John Cornyn on Tuesday in the state’s Republican primary runoff for Senate, setting up a race against James Talarico, the Democratic nominee. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains why Democrats may now have their best chance in years to flip the seat. Video by Shane Goldmacher, Nour Idriss, Nikolay Nikolov, June Kim and Rafaela Balster/The New York Times #kenpaxton #texas #democrats #election Read the story h
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- May 29, 2026 at 7:13 AM PDT
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