Natasha Korecki

Some Democratic insiders are rankled by the former state party chair's ambitions and national book tour, with one saying it feels like he's “whistling past the graveyard.”

AAPI leaders who have endorsed Talarico point to a new poll first shared with NBC News showing that 50% of Asian voters in Texas know little or nothing about him.

The progressive Senate candidate “shook up the world” in a turbulent midterm cycle that finds the party's old guard bruised and limping toward an uncertain future.

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Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, entered the primary for governor with a polling lead. But several missteps — and a key phone call — pushed Crowley to the Democratic nomination.

If Platner speaks at the event, it would be one of his first public appearances since he ended his Senate campaign.

The Democratic National Committee passed the party's calendar Saturday.

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Democrat James Talarico said Texas has “become the epicenter of the data center fight” and has launched attacks on his Republican opponent Ken Paxton over the issue.

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