Fed up with data centers and Big Tech, rural Republican crossover could decide Democrats’ fate in Texas

Jacob Lujan/The Texas Tribune

Posted Friday, October 23, 2026 6:00 am

By Eleanor Klibanoff, graphics by Apurva Mahajan (via Texas Tribune)

Rural Republicans have long undercut Democrats’ gains in cities and suburbs. Will enough defect to make a difference this fall?

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