Betting markets now strongly favor the Democratic state representative, pricing in what traders see as a decisive win.

Texas voters are casting ballots to settle the first U.S. Senate primaries of the midterm election year. Republican U.S. Sen.

James Talarico, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, is embracing a compassionate campaign approach in a bare-knuckled political environment.

It may sound like James Talarico is getting ahead of himself when he talks about delivering an election night surprise in November, right here in Texas, where a Democratic senator has not been elected in his lifetime.

Polls continue their up-and-down swing going into Tuesday’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, with state Rep. James Talarico leading the most recent poll but with a thinner lead over U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett.

Both Democratic candidates for Texas' U.S. Senate seat sat down with KERA hosts to talk about their legislating styles and their belief in winning a blue seat for the state.

The governor and the Democratic Senate hopeful traded sharp words after the West Sixth Street mass shooting in Austin.

After months of speculation, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett officially announced her run for Senate in December 2025, joining State Rep. James Talarico and former Congressman Colin Allred, who later dropped out of the race. Dr. Ahmed R. Hassan is also on the Democratic primary ballot.

One of those candidates, James Talarico, has made appeals to faith and religion a core part of that pitch: a message of healing and radical love. There may be limits to just how much Democratic primary voters want to hear about this when they’re also calling for more “fight” from their candidates.