A Democratic former school board member who garnered attention for defeating a future cofounder of Moms for Liberty announced she is running for the U.S.

State Rep. James Talarico has jumped into the Democratic Senate primary race in Texas, announcing his bid early Tuesday morning.

One county Democratic chair said the open Democratic primary idea is “divisive” and would lead to “heated internal conversation.”

Austin, officially announced his run for the U.S. Senate early Tuesday morning, becoming the third Democrat and sixth candidate vying for the statewide position.

The second vote by the committee is expected to make it easier for Metcalf to ultimately be confirmed by the Senate.

A Democratic lawmaker from Austin whose profile has risen with viral videos confronting right-wing policies is launching a long shot bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas.

The Senate vote sends the redistricting plan to Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe for his expected signature to make it law.

A new memo from the GOP polling firm 1892 and first reported by Punchbowl News shows Sununu in a statistical dead heat with Pappas in a hypothetical general election matchup, with Pappas leading 45-43 percent in a survey of 500 likely voters with a 4.4 percent margin of error.