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Surge in Voter Turnout in Urban, Border Counties Carried Texas Blue Wave
State data shows voter turnout in the Rio Grande Valley rose 38% to 322,000 ballots, a surge driving the Democratic Party's historic sweep of statewide offices.
- On Tuesday, Texas Democrats won statewide elections for the first time in over three decades, with Gina Hinojosa defeating Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and James Talarico unseating Republican Ken Paxton in the Senate race.
- In South Texas, Democrats nearly swept the Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday, just two years after President Donald Trump flipped the region, demonstrating a major shift in Latino voter preferences.
- Voter participation surged in the Rio Grande Valley, with more than 322,000 ballots cast across Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr, and Willacy counties—a 38% increase from 2022—reaching about 42.5% combined turnout of registered voters.
- Austin voter Celeste Arriola, an 18-year-old Latina, called the results a "powerful movement" for minority representation, while Brownsville native Jose Borjon expressed hope that Hinojosa would govern for all Texans.
- Julián Castro, CEO of the Latino Community Foundation and former housing secretary, noted Democrats now face the challenge of maintaining support as Hinojosa and Talarico prepare to take office in January.
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