Democrat Scores Upset in Deep Red Texas Senate District; GOP Warns of ‘Wakeup Call’
Texas state Sen.-elect Taylor Rehmet, a Democrat, speaks in Fort Worth after winning a special election, on Jan. 31, 2026. KXAS screenshot via AP Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a Texas state Senate race in a district that then-former President Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024, flipping a longtime Republican seat in a low-turnout