Lone Star turns blue: Democrats Talarico, Hinojosa topple Texas Republicans

Democrat James Talarico, a former schoolteacher and Presbyterian seminarian who campaigned on a “politics of love,” on Tuesday won the US Senate race in Texas, dealing a historic blow to Republicans that could reshape American politics. Talarico defeated the state’s attorney general Ken Paxton, a close ally of President Donald Trump who was heavily backed by tech billionaire Elon Musk, US media projected. The result was a major setback for Trump, who threw his weight behind Paxton and made the state a campaign priority. “We defeated Goliath,” Talarico told a victory rally in Austin, the state…