<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0zdv0l_1H3XjLZa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0zdv0l_1H3XjLZa00" width="1763" height="1175" ><figcaption>By Amadeo Vasquez</figcaption></figure>Historical WinsOn Tuesday Nov. 3, 2026, Texas made history during the 2026 U.S. midterm elections after the Associated Press News called the race for Democrat, Sen.-elect James Talarico. The results were a big shift for Texas because for years, it has been commonly known as a red state. Texas has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1988. Talarico said that “Texas is purple” as a way to unite the largely blue cities such as Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio with the largely red rural Texas communities.AP News declared that Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa had won the race, becoming the first Latina governor in Texas history. After 12 years in office, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott will be passing the torch to Hinojosa. Other notable elections include: Texas comptroller, Texas agricultural commissioner, Texas attorney general, Texas lieutenant governor, Texas railroad commissioner and Texas commissioner of the general land office. Every seat won by elected Democrats, according to AP News. Newly elected Texas officials and members of the House and Senate are set to take office on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2027.Big ChangesThe U.S. midterm elections fall halfway through a president's four-year term, yet they sometimes get overlooked according to Hance Winingham, an assistant professor of political science at Angelo State University. “Midterms often don’t get as much attention as the presidential elections because everyone focuses on the president, but they’re just as important,” Winingham said. He added that they are important because the midterms are what determines which party has control over Congress, the Senate and House of Representatives. “Often midterms are seen as kind of a referendum on the performance of the president’s administration; if they’ve done a good job or not. So the fact that so many seats flipped to the Democratic Party I think shows a lot about the first two years of Trump’s second administration,” Winingham said.With the 2026 midterms having big changes, Winingham said that he thinks Texas politics will be exciting. “We’re going into a new legislative session in the coming year, so that will be interesting having a divided government,” Winingham said. He concludes by looking toward the future of Texas: “I think Texas elections will be more competitive in the foreseeable future. We’ve had a long period of the Republican Party dominating and I think that period where the Republican Party takes Texas for granted is over.”Campus Blue (and Gold) PoliticsSince 2024, the registered student organization Rams for Democracy, has been a growing community on the Angelo State University campus. Breean Mansell, is a criminal justice student who founded Rams for Democracy. “It’s a group for people to get together and talk about politics, pop culture and just get people more engaged in politics,” Mansell said. “When I made the group in 2024, there was really low voter turnout for young people. That was kind of the goal, to get younger people engaging in ways beyond social media.”<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3iQWpn_1H3XjLZa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3iQWpn_1H3XjLZa00" width="1106" height="911" ><figcaption>Breean Mansell and Maya D'Allegro at Rams for Democracy and Student Government Association collaboration event circa Nov. 2025 (Photo courtesy of Breean Mansell)</figcaption></figure>Maya D'Allegro, a criminal justice student and the organization’s president, expressed how she felt about the midterm election results. “Oh my God, I was amazed. It felt so unreal,” D’Allegro said. She added that she had doubts and felt like a lot of people may be scared to try something new. Mansell shared the same sentiment. “Winning an election is just one part. We still have to hold those people who we elected accountable now,” Mansell said. She is nervous about divided Texas politics but hopes for newly elected officials to follow through on their promises. She said that she is excited for the future of Texas but also has some worry that people may misunderstand certain policies. “An administration could not be in office anymore, but their policies could still be the ones being implemented,” Mansell said. </div></body>

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On Tuesday Nov. 3, 2026, Texas made history during the 2026 U.S. midterm elections after the Associated Press News called the race for Democrat, Sen.-elect James Talarico. The results were a big shift for Texas because for years, it has been commonly known as a red state. Texas has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1988. Talarico said that “Texas is purple” as a way to unite the largely blue cities such as Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio with the largely red rural Texas communities.

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On Tuesday Nov. 3, 2026, Texas made history during the 2026 U.S. midterm elections after the Associated Press News called the race for Democrat, Sen.-elect

Everything is Bigger in Texas, Including Change

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