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Stephen Simpson

@Steve55Simpson

"Sir, this is a *digital* newspaper." | Covering mental health and related policy for the @TexasTribune | A University of Central Arkansas alumnus.

 Austin, TX
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Joined April 2009
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@TexasTribuneNov 4
Texas’ governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and every other statewide candidate fell, upending the state’s political power structure in one night. bit.ly/4iyf1pU
Democrats seize power in Texas, ending decades of GOP dominance

Democrats seize power in Texas, ending decades of GOP dominance

Texas’ governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and every other statewide candidate fell, upending the state’s political power structure in one night.

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Gabby Birenbaum@birenbombNov 4
AP calls #TX23 for Katy Padilla Stout This makes it very likely that Texas Republicans, after redrawing the congressional map to yield five new seats, will end up with fewer US House seats in 2027 than they did in 2025.
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Gabby Birenbaum@birenbombNov 4
Talarico taking the stage now to “Baila Esta Cumbia” by Selena #TXSEN “We just took back Texas. We just proved that all the money in the world is no match for the people of Texas.”
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Alejandro Serrano@serrano_alejNov 4
Hinojosa becomes the first Latina governor of Texas. She will be the third woman to hold the office in the state's history. The last was Democrat Ann Richards.
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@TexasTribuneNov 4
BREAKING: Democrat James Talarico wins the election for U.S. Senate, according to @AP results. bit.ly/4ySuR4V
James Talarico defeats Ken Paxton in Texas’ U.S. Senate race

James Talarico defeats Ken Paxton in Texas’ U.S. Senate race

The Austin state lawmaker ran on a message that America’s true fault line is between not the left and the right, but the wealthy and everyone else. He had not yet been born when Texas last elected a...

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Gabby Birenbaum@birenbombNov 4
Talarico’s victory is a political earthquake unseen in Texas this century. The U.S. Senate drought for Texas Democrats extended back to 1988 — when Rick Perry was still a Democrat, the Cowboys were coached by Tom Landry and Talarico was not yet born. texastribune.org/2026/11/03/…
James Talarico defeats Ken Paxton in Texas’ U.S. Senate race

James Talarico defeats Ken Paxton in Texas’ U.S. Senate race

The Austin state lawmaker ran on a message that America’s true fault line is between not the left and the right, but the wealthy and everyone else. He had not yet been born when Texas last elected a...

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Megan Menchaca@meganmmenchacaNov 4
BREAKING: Incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott confirms that he called Democrat Gina Hinojosa to concede in the Texas governor's race, @TexasTribune reports. texastribune.org/2026/11/03/…
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Patrick Svitek
@PatrickSvitekNov 4
Greg Abbott concedes: "Mathematically we're not going to be able to win this election" He says he spoke with Gina Hinojosa, offering his help in the transition #TXGOV
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Gabby Birenbaum@birenbombNov 4
Eric Flores has conceded in #TX34 That’s two redrawn seats now, which Republicans redrew to explicitly flip, where they’ve conceded
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T.L. Langford@tlangfordNov 4
Folks are getting a little quieter at the Abbott watch party as many seem stunned by Hinojosa's nightlong lead over the incumbent governor. Nearly everyone watching their phone as a band plays 1980s hits.
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Zach Despart@zachdespartNov 4
Tarrant County (Fort Worth), the most populous Republican county in the U.S., has fallen to Democrats.
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Tim O’Hare has congratulated Alisa Simmons as Tarrant County judge star-telegram.com/news/polit…
Democrat Simmons declares victory over Republican O’Hare in Tarrant judge race

Democrat Simmons declares victory over Republican O’Hare in Tarrant judge race

A Democrat has not won the seat in 40 years.

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Joshua Fechter@JoshuaFechterNov 4
Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare (R) concedes to Alisa Simmons (D). With Dems leading in the two county commissioner races, looks like Dems are on track to control the governing bodies of TX's five largest counties
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@BudKennedyNov 4
Tim O’Hare has congratulated Alisa Simmons as Tarrant County judge star-telegram.com/news/polit…
Democrat Simmons declares victory over Republican O’Hare in Tarrant judge race

Democrat Simmons declares victory over Republican O’Hare in Tarrant judge race

A Democrat has not won the seat in 40 years.

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Gabby Birenbaum@birenbombNov 4
We've got some results in the heavily-Latino RGV. Cameron County, which Trump won +6 in '24: EV: 🔵Talarico: 69.6% 🔴Paxton: 29% #TXSEN
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Joshua Fechter@JoshuaFechterNov 4
Dallas County EV: SEN Talarico: 73.03% Paxton: 25.31% GOV Hinojosa: 70.42% Abbott: 28.11%
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Joshua Fechter@JoshuaFechterNov 4
Tarrant County EV SEN Talarico: 59.79% Paxton: 38.79% GOV Hinojosa: 57.69% Abbott: 41.08%
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Kayla Guo@kaylaguo_Nov 4
Wild: Every statewide Texas Democrat is leading their Republican opponent in bellwether Tarrant County by double digits, per early returns. results.enr.clarityelections…
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Gabby Birenbaum@birenbombNov 4
COLLIN COUNTY, Ken Paxton's political homebase and the largest county in America to never vote for a statewide D this century, has the early vote in: Talarico +13 🔵Talarico: 55.8% 🔴Paxton: 42.5% For comparison, this was Cruz +6.7% EV and Cruz +5.2 overall in '24
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Joshua Fechter@JoshuaFechterNov 4
Denton County EV: SEN Talarico: 53.64% Paxton: 44.83% GOV Hinojosa: 50.99% Abbott: 47.74%
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Patrick Svitek
@PatrickSvitekNov 4
#TXSEN: James Talarico wins Tarrant County early vote by 21 points
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Matthew Watkins
@MWatkinsTribNov 3
For what it's worth, the DOJ in 2024 under Biden sent monitors to 7 Texas counties, including Bexar, Dallas, Harris and Waller. nitter.gq/Phil_Lewis_/status/211…
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@Phil_Lewis_Nov 3
Trump's Justice Department announced it is sending about 1,000 "election monitors" to polling places in all 50 states huffpost.com/entry/election-…
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