Politics of Texas

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For about a hundred years, from after Reconstruction until the 1990s, the Democratic Party dominated Texas politics, making it part of the Solid South. In a reversal of alignments, since the late 1960s, the Republican Party has grown more prominent. By the 1990s, it became the state's dominant political party and remained so for decades, as Democrats did not win a statewide race since Bob Bullock won the 1994 Lieutenant gubernatorial election until Gina Hinojosa won the 2026 gubernatorial election and James Talarico was elected a US Senator in the 2026 elections. Texas is a majority Republican state with Republicans controlling every statewide office. Texas Republicans have majorities in the State House and Senate, an entirely Republican Texas Supreme Court, control of both Senate seats in the US Congress. Texas is America's most-populous Republican state. A number of political commentators had suggested that Texas is trending Democratic since 2016, however, Republicans have continued to...

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