DALLAS—A Democrat hasn’t won a Texas Senate race in decades. In these midterms, some feel that could change.
Amid a fractious election cycle midway through the second Trump administration, early in-person voting is already underway in the contest between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, and Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat.
The Lone Star State has long been seen as a conservative bulwark—but Paxton, who defeated Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in the GOP primary runoff, is far from guaranteed a victory against the Democrat from Austin. Conversations on the ground revealed support for, and opposition to, both candidates….