The surge of enthusiasm that lifted up Texas Democrats in 2018 did now no longer resurface. At the equal time, the celebration prevented a entire wipeout in South Texas.
As the votes got here in on Tuesday, Democrats remained locked out of statewide offices – from the governor’s mansion to the agriculture commissioner’s office – and Republicans may want to factor to a few profits amongst Hispanic voters, prevailing an open congressional seat in South Texas, aleven though fewer than that they’d was hoping for.
a Republican who gained fame within the party by winning a special election in a Democratic district in the Rio Grande Valley this year only to lose on Tuesday.
The familiar contours of Texas politics held firm for another election despite a concerted effort and many millions in campaign spending aimed at proving otherwise.
For the most part, Texas’ cities remained strongly Democratic, including the election to Congress of Greg Casar, a rising progressive star in a deeply blue district that includes Austin.
Republicans managed to win back some voters in the suburbs, blunting what had seemed in recent elections to be promising inroads made by Democrats in these diversifying and fast-growing areas, particularly north of Dallas and Fort Worth.
The victories regarded probably to bring about a brand new spherical of conservative proposals whilst the Republican-ruled State Legislature meets subsequent year. Among the subjects mentioned all through the marketing campaign have been college vouchers, decreasing the age for Texans to hold a handgun and a discount withinside the burden of belongings taxes. Mr. Abbott has up to now signaled resistance to including exceptions to the state’s abortion ban for rape and incest.