In her first interview with The New York Times since her victory, the governor-elect talked about tackling data centers, abortion restrictions and Elon Musk.
Gina Hinojosa and James Talarico in Houston, three days before the midterm elections. Democrats won every statewide office in Texas on Tuesday, including judges.
After a sweeping Democratic victory, Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa will try to reshape a state molded by decades of conservative policymaking, with Republicans still in control of the State Senate.
In Texas, teaching on race and gender was restricted, Christianity was encouraged and private school vouchers expanded. It may be hard for Democrats to reverse those policies.
Democrats took five new seats for a total of 29, giving them a majority for the first time in years. The wins could expand state-level resistance to the Trump administration.
The Democratic Party wrested control of Congress from Republicans in a wave of midterm victories as voters delivered a scathing rebuke to President Trump.
The crowd reacts on Tuesday in Atlanta, as Keisha Lance Bottoms wins her bid for governor of Georgia, becoming the first Black woman ever elected to the position in the country.
In a seismic shift that was once unthinkable, victories by James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa upended decades of statewide dominance in what had been the nation’s most populous conservative state.
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