The GOP is likely to hold on to — and possibly expand — their majorities in the Texas House and Senate.
A woman carries her paper ballot to scanner while voting at West Grey Multi-Service Center, 1475 W Gray St., on Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Houston.Republicans appeared likely to retain their majority in the Texas Legislature, early voting results showed Tuesday.
Also running unopposed were Democratic state Reps. Jolanda Jones, a Democrat who won a special election in May after the early retirement of veteran legislator Garnet Coleman; Harold Dutton, the surprise pick of Republican Speaker Dade Phelan last year to chair the House public education committee; and Senfronia Thompson, one of the Legislature’s longest-tenured members.
As of early voting, attorney Mano DeAyala was leading Democratic education consultant Mohamad Maarouf and Libertarian gym owner James Patrick Harren.
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