Democrats won control of the Texas House in Tuesday’s midterm elections
Democrats took control of the Texas House in Tuesday’s midterms, the Associated Press reported, following historic wins for governor and U.S. Senate. Nationwide, Democrats gained at least 330 state legislative seats and full control of 22 state governments, The New York Times reported. Heather Williams, president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, said the victories had “shattered Republicans’ grip.”
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Democrats won control of the Texas House in Tuesday’s midterm elections, part of sweeping gains that shifted power in state governments across the country. The Associated Press, in a report carried by PBS News, said the Texas result came alongside historic Democratic wins for governor and U.S. Senate in the state.
The New York Times reported that Democrats gained at least 330 state legislative seats, giving the party full control of 22 state governments and a majority in a dozen chambers where Democrats had been in the minority. Democrats will control both legislative chambers and the governorship in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Nevada, and were nearing the same in Arizona. They also won chambers in Georgia and North Carolina.
“Our victories have shattered Republicans’ grip on our statehouses,” said Heather Williams, president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee.
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PBS NewsHour’s Associated Press story reports Democrats taking control of the Texas House alongside gains in state governments. The New York Times independently reports the Texas legislative gains and Democratic control of multiple state governments.