Energy and Economic Policy

James Talarico won the Texas Democratic U.S. Senate primary over Rep. Jasmine Crockett, avoiding a runoff and securing the November nomination. Republicans — including the NRSC and Sen. Ken Paxton, with Sen. John Cornyn echoing critiques — immediately launched an attack branding him a “far‑left radical,” accusing him of open‑borders and anti‑ICE positions and tying him to national Democrats as he prepares to face the Cornyn–Paxton GOP runoff winner.