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The Guardian reports that Democrat James Talarico won a Texas Senate seat, ending a 38-year stretch without a Democratic Senate win in the state. The article says spending in the contest topped $500 million, based on estimates.
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A change in Texas’s Senate representation could affect the balance of power in Congress, but the supplied article does not establish the chamber’s overall balance or the seat’s effect on it. The reported campaign spending also reflects the scale of investment in a high-profile U.S. race.