# Democrats know heartbreak in Texas — could Talarico turn the tide?

https://mins.news/en/item/124159

- BBC News, 2026-11-01 06:03 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmy0r2y6zeddo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The $500m Texas Senate race is drawing national attention, with control of Congress at stake. Democrats hope 37-year-old James Talarico can end Republicans’ decades-long winning streak in statewide Senate races; polls suggest he may be close to a breakthrough. Both parties are campaigning in Lubbock, where Donald Trump appeared with Republican candidate Ken Paxton.

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