The New York Times analyzes Democrats' 2026 sweep in Texas: James Talarico won the Senate race, Gina Hinojosa unseated three-term governor Greg Abbott, Democrats took every top statewide office and flipped the Texas House, and every county — including rural, suburban, and border ones — shifted left from 2024, with Democrats winning 28 Trump-voting counties and four of five redrawn districts. The Times holds that the shift among Latino voters, whom Democrats won by 42 points after Republicans had bet on their continued support when redrawing maps, was the most consequential.