# Talarico says ‘power belongs to the people’ as Democrats score big in Texas

https://mins.news/en/video/128618

- France 24 English, 2026-11-04 07:36 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RSdstcVLbU

> Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton on Tuesday to win a Texas US Senate seat, marking the Democrats’ first statewide victory there in more than 30 years. Democrat Gina Hinojosa also unseated incumbent Governor Greg Abbott.

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