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Yesterday — 11 December 2025Main stream

What Could Thwart the Texas G.O.P. From Picking Up 5 House Seats in Midterm Elections

11 December 2025 at 04:47
Republicans redid their voting map so they could flip five seats to help keep control of the U.S. House. But achieving that goal is far from guaranteed.

© Callaghan O'Hare for The New York Times

Downtown Seguin in Texas’ 35th Congressional District, part of the new voting map that state lawmakers adopted. The district is expected to be closely contested in next year’s midterms.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Jasmine Crockett Enters U.S. Senate Race in Texas, Reshaping Democratic Primary

9 December 2025 at 04:55
The announcement by the congresswoman, a rising star in the party, came hours after another prominent candidate, Colin Allred, dropped out.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

Colin Allred at the Dallas County Democratic Party office in 2024. He said on Monday he would seek a return to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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