Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate on Saturday with a lead of 14 points

He flipped a seat that voted Republican by 17 points in 2024

"Democratic candidates also have won special elections in Kentucky and Iowa."

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/01/nx-s1-5695678/democrat-taylor-rehmet-wins-texas-state-senate-seat

#USpol #goodNews #TaylorRehmet #TXnews #USelection

Liam back home in MN !

Democratic Representative Joaquin Castro (TX) was part of a delegation that picked up father and son from ICE incarceration Saturday night and escorted them back to MN Sunday morning

Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar (MN) also met with father and son

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/5-year-old-liam-conejo-ramos-returns-minnesota-rcna256933

#goodNews #Liam #JoaquinCastro #IlhanOmar #USnews #MNnews #TXnews

#ICEout #NazisRaus

“José Luis Bermúdez, who led the school’s College of Arts and Sciences, will leave A&M after a deal to hire respected journalist Kathleen O. McElroy fell apart amid conservative pushback.”

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/17/tamu-dean-resigns-kathleen-mcelroy/

#TAMU #racism #TexasTribune #TxNews #HigherEd #TxHigherEd #AbbottFailedTexas #diversity #DiversityEquityInclusion #DEI

Here's what ERCOT is doing to prevent a repeat of the Feb. 2021 freeze disaster in Texas.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/ERCOT-freeze-preparation-generator-17665544.php

#txnews #txwx