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Texas Monthly – How Taylor Rehmet upset a MAGA candidate to flip a North Texas Senate district Trump carried by 17 points

Texas Monthly – How Taylor Rehmet upset a MAGA candidate to flip a North Texas Senate district Trump carried by 17 points

Posted on February 2, 2026

Republicans dismissed the result as a one-off explained by the unpredictability of special elections. Others cited Rehmet’s working-class appeal and Latino and suburban backlash to GOP policies.  Read:  Read More 

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