6 takeaways from the midterm primaries
The results set up a bruising election year in Texas.
From The Times
March 4, 2026

The Senate primary results in Texas — including a Republican race headed to a runoff — set up a bruising election year in one of the nation’s biggest and most politically complex states.

People sitting and waiting for Mr. Talarico to speak at his watch party on Tuesday night in Austin, Texas.

Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times

Read our takeaways from the Texas primaries. →

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