'Win the size of Texas,' blue sweep in Tarrant County: What Star-Telegram readers buzzed about
Election night turned Texas politics upside down — and Star-Telegram readers had plenty to say about it. From a historic Democratic sweep to a shakeup in Tarrant County to a Republican watch party that shut the door on most of the press, here are the stories that lit up our comment sections. Pull up a chair and join the conversation. James Talarico topples Ken Paxton in Texas Senate shocker For the first time in more than three decades, Texas is sending a Democrat to the U.S. Senate. State Rep. James Talarico defeated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, telling a packed crowd at Austin’s Long Center for the Performing Arts, “This is a win the size of Texas, and now we have a mandate the size of Texas.” With 90% of votes counted, Talarico had 54.62% to Paxton’s 43.52%. In Tarrant County, Talarico led 58.75% to 39.52%. »» Read the story, see the comments Alisa Simmons unseats Tim O’Hare as Tarrant County judge Democrat Alisa Simmons became the first Democrat to win the top seat in Tarrant County in 40 years, defeating Republican incumbent Tim O’Hare by 12.8 percentage points. O’Hare called her around 7:30 p.m. to concede. From the stage
