TribCast: What’s the mood among Texas Democrats ahead of November?

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune
July 7, 2026

 

Last month, the TribCast assessed the state of the Texas Republican Party following its statewide convention. This week, it’s the Texas Democrats, who recently gathered in Corpus Christi to elect a permanent leader, determine their party platform and game out the chances of winning a statewide seat for the first time in decades. Texas Tribune politics reporter Alejandro Serrano and Renzo Downey, lead writer of the Blast, join the TribCast to unpack what it all means for November and beyond.

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This article first appeared on The Texas Tribune.