Democrat James Talarico is projected to win a Senate seat in Texas, defeating Republican Ken Paxton and delivering his party their first big Lone Star state win in decades, according to a projection by Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).

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[–] 9 points 4 hours ago (1 child)

From outside (I live in the UK) and only knowing Texas through media. At some point you have to run on what supports your state/district/town. You can't run a state with a lot of jobs tied in oil and gas by destroying all of those jobs, without causing massive harm.

Separately, Texas as a state had a lot of sunlight and land, and a lot of that energy production could be (should be?) transferred to solar.

While great for the planet, the job loses and associated lack of grassroots income would take a massive change in society.

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