I'm proud of your wife, too

I use a wheelchair myself and this scene always cracks me up. But posting this gif in response to this news? That made me laugh so hard I wheezed. You're awful and I love you, lmao!

Psst time for A-Butt to roll on out into the sunset. Now can Hinojosa be the first 2 term woman govenor in Texas, and build Texas' democratic party into a real powerhouse in Texas; not just a historic anamoly?

Needs more Paul Rudd

I don't think Abbott knew it was either.

I didnt even know he was up for reelection until i got a sample ballot like a week ago, and i knew nothing of his opponent when i voted for her.

He had 437 million dollars for his campaign, and I dont think i got a single mail flyer like the other Republicans sent out relentlessly.

Railroad commissioner is a really important one out here. The democrats managed to seize the real power positions, and the effect will be noticeable.

now they can start intergrating the power grid, and reversing the gerrymandered districts.

Texas is now a Blue state, and if it holds for the 2028 election, the impact on the Electoral College will be HUGE. The three biggest states are California, Texas, and Florida, and if Texas goes Blue, it will be almost impossible for Republicans to win the Electoral College ever again. Add Ohio to that, and the Republicans are really screwed.

Republicans have spent so long holding back the will of the people in Texas.

The dam finally burst.

Corrupt Republican regime legacy in Texas, not just gerrymandered, they also made it one of the hardest places to vote in the country. Houston, specifically, has the most suppressive access. The big impact, is national GOP party will have to move to center to be competitive (TX must have for them). The center where politicians just quietly supported militarism for Israel is now toxic.

FL and MS close with no money invested is an electorate that will blame GOP that tolerate Trump for continued problems in 2028 cycle. Even if Zionist supremacist media tries to blame problems in 2028 on congress (they're doing that this morning), it can't possibly work.

Didn’t they restructure the districts in Texas, too?

As of this comment the Texas Tribune is tracking the state house at 68 to 56, with 26 still undecided.

https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2026/texas-general-election-live-results-2026/#texas-house

That is the most amazing thing. I could have never imagined that happening. I’ve been away from Texas for over a decade now.

I really wish they would issue term limits for governor. I was pissed even more a Rick Perry when he anointed Wheels to take his place. I know Perry was just given the job when Bush left, and then he was about to hold that role until he decided he wanted to pretend to be a presidential candidate.

The prophecy has finally been fulfilled. Texas has been very purple for a long time, but the rigged system has kept it red. This victory shows that there is actually a significant majority of blue voters, and if they can start to fix the corruption, we will see just how blue it has really been.

The Republicans are fucked. Their base will only primary in extremists and then they can't win the general.

I expect Texas to be in play for a long time

They've been predicting this swing for years, expecting the growing Hispanic population to support Dems. Then they decided to support MAGA, and helped them win. Rather than reward them for it, MAGA punished them with the ugliest attacks on minorities we've had in our lifetimes, and the Hispanics turned around, again. Now the Republicans will probably never get them back, and Texas is likely to remain Purple, moving to Blue.

AFAIK this would have happened way earlier if it wasn't for the gerrymandering.

Texas always could. We just need to get the non voters off the bench and in the game. If we had 100% voting population Republicans wouldn't win in any state.

The reason Republicans there are so aggressive is because they're fighting tooth and nail to stay in power

we are leaving Texas in far better shape than it’s ever been

Yes, that's always why an incumbent loses 60-40. Because they just did too great a job running the place.

What a fucking piss baby

remember hes responsible for lawsuits essentially paying out very little, while his lawsuits gave him millions. also many ice facilities are in texas.

mr hotwheels used his bitterness from his injury to prevent others from gaining much money from lawsuits. hopefully she can reverse that law.

They need a commission to redraw the maps or Texas will flip again in two years. I hope they know that they only have power because gerrymanders are weak to wave elections.