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3. We won an important seat last night.

Sun Feb 1, 2026, 08:59 AM

Feb 1

when Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday that will narrow Republicans' already-slim majority

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I think Texas is better than most think [View all] Pototan Feb 1 OP

From your keyboard to God's monitor Vogon_Glory Feb 1 #1

I think Republicans are counting on voters Pototan Feb 1 #4

Gerrymandering depends on voters they assume are reliable. tinrobot Feb 1 #6

We won an important seat last night. Demsrule86 Feb 1 #3

Kick dalton99a Feb 1 #5

Voter suppression is a huge factor in Texas WhiskeyGrinder Feb 1 #7

Swing in latino, working class and suburban red state voters JCMach1 Feb 1 #8

Texas and Texans are great!!!! Kid Berwyn Feb 1 #9