Senate, Texas and Democrats
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Trump dismisses surprise Republican loss in Texas state Senate race: 'I wasn't on the ballot'
Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss for a state senate seat in a district Trump previously won by 17 percentage points.
After a surprise Democratic win in a GOP-leaning Tarrant County state Senate runoff, Republican frustration has turned to blame. John Huffman, a former Southlake mayor who finished third in November’s special election for that seat,
Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped a historically Republican district of Texas in a Saturday special election.
Republicans are trying to regain their footing on immigration and border enforcement as the deaths of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis put their most vulnerable members in an increasingly thorny position ahead of November.