1985
A producer says Texas repealed its list of forty-two items banned from sale on Sundays in 1985.
“It was repealed in 1985.”
Topic
Texas
20 facts from 12 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
1988
Harry Enten says James Talerico could become the first Democrat elected U.S. senator from Texas since 1988.
“James Talerico and his hopes to become the first U.S. Senator, uh, as a Democrat, uh, elected from Texas since 1988.”
2024
Walter said Republicans redrew the Texas and Florida congressional maps assuming they would keep their 2024 level of Latino support.
“Texas and Florida maps were redrawn. Basically, with the theory that the Republicans would do as well with Latinos as they did as Trump did, and as Republicans did in 2024”
2024
Harry Enten says exit polls showed Donald Trump carrying Latino voters in Texas by ten points.
“Donald Trump carried the Latino vote in Texas by ten points, according to the exit polls.”
2024
Harry Enten says Donald Trump won Texas by thirteen points and Kansas by sixteen points in 2024.
“voted for Donald Trump by thirteen points in 2024. Kansas went for Donald Trump by sixteen”
2026
Jon Favreau said Latino turnout in Texas was already breaking records in early voting.
“But the, uh, Latino turnout, uh, is is breaking some records in Texas already.”
2026
The Texas Senate race between Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton is the most expensive Senate race, with $569 million spent on ads.
“That Senate race is between James Talarico, the Democrat, and Ken Paxton, the Republican, and it is the most expensive Senate race in the country. $569 million on ads”
2026
Nate Cohn said two thirds of the Texas vote had already been cast, and that the Times's data showed it leaning Democratic.
“Or take Texas. Two thirds of the vote has already been cast in Texas. It's a big proportion, and in our data, it looks really Democratic.”
2026
Nate Cohn said Republicans have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in Texas this cycle, which he took as a sign they see real risk there.
“The Republicans have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in Texas this cycle.”
2026
Jon Favreau said Democrats spent more than $200 million in Texas alone and treated that as a test of how much money matters in politics.
“the 200 million plus that they spent in just Texas alone doesn't do it”
2026
Georgia elected a Democratic governor who is the first Black woman to hold the office, and Texas elected its first Latina governor.
“There's now a Democratic governor of Georgia, the first Black woman governor. We have the first Latina governor elected in Texas.”
2026
Mara Liasson says Donald Trump intervened in the North Carolina and Texas Senate races to push aside or primary Republican incumbents who likely would have been reelectable.
“he intervened in two specific Senate races, North Carolina and Texas, to either push aside or primary Republican incumbents who probably would have been pretty reelectable.”
2026
Shane Goldmacher said Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who had served more than a decade.
“the Democratic candidate for governor, Gina Hinojosa, who beat a fixture of Texas politics, Greg Abbott, who's been governor for more than a decade, is out of power.”
2026
Despite a Republican-drawn redistricting, Democrats won the districts along Texas's entire border with Mexico, according to the speaker.
“Texas redrew its congressional districts specifically to elect more Republicans, and specifically all along the border, the entire Texas border with Mexico is going to be represented by Democrats”
2026
Jon Favreau said Democrat Gina Hinojosa won the Texas governor's race, defeating incumbent Republican Greg Abbott.
“Gina Inahosa, Uh, is gonna be the governor of Texas now, defeating Greg Abbott by a bunch.”
2026
Dan Pfeiffer said Elon Musk spent about $200 million in Texas alone trying to help Ken Paxton win the Senate race.
“He spent $200 million in Texas alone.”
2028
Dan Pfeiffer argued that Texas must become a battleground state by 2028 and that, by 2032, Democrats would have no sustainable Electoral College path without it.
“Texas has to be a battleground state in 2028, and once you get to twenty thirty two, there is no real path to a sustainable Electoral College majority without Texas.”
Undated
Brené Brown describes herself as a fifth-generation Texan from a family marked by dysfunction.
“I would say that I'm a fifth-generation Texan. I came from a fair amount of dysfunction.”
Undated
Construction employs the highest share of immigrant labor of any U.S. field, nearly 30% nationally and higher in Texas.
“Nationwide, the construction field employs the highest percentage of immigrant labor, nearly 30%, and in Texas, those numbers are even higher.”
Undated
Mario Guerrero says construction apprentices start at $15 an hour, more than double Texas's minimum wage.
“And Mario argues it's not because they're not paid well. He points out that an apprentice starts out making fifteen an hour.”
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