Is Texas Becoming More Republican? – The Wall Street Journal

A Texas congressional district that had been trending leftward in recent elections performed a sudden about-face on Saturday in a special election for a U.S. House seat. Though Donald Trump won the states sixth district by just three points over Joe Biden in November, last weekend none of the Democrats even made it to the finals.

WSJ Joshua Jamerson and Eliza Collins report:

Republican candidates won more than 60% of the votes cast in the crowded primary, while Democrats won roughly 37%. Democrat Jana Lynne Sanchez, who had finished just nine percentage points behind Ron Wright in the 2018 general election, placed third on Saturday. At least one incumbent U.S. House member is blaming fellow Democrats for not supporting Ms. Sanchez. The Washington Posts David Weigel and Amy Wang report:

Is the increasingly white Democratic coalition as bigoted as this elected Democrat suggests? Further south in Texas, Jennifer Medina reports for the New York Times on the Latinas who have been moving to the GOP:

Ms. Medina tells the story of Adrienne Pena-Garza, chair of the Hidalgo County Republican Party and daughter of a former Democratic state legislator:

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Is Texas Becoming More Republican? - The Wall Street Journal