Polls close today in the Texas primaries. Here are 5 things to watch.
Talarico is competing with Jasmine Crockett for the Democratic Senate nomination with a campaign pitching a broad, populist appeal.

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HOW WE SCORE ↗The article gives detailed race-by-race context and includes specific polling, spending and turnout figures, with some attribution. It offers descriptions of the candidates’ competing arguments but provides limited direct sourcing or independent evidence for many claims.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The piece covers candidates and factions from both parties and describes competing strategies. It relies heavily on reported claims and polling summaries, with limited direct candidate or outside expert quotations in the text.
- Counterarguments presented — Competing candidates’ arguments and campaign approaches are summarized across the Senate races.
- Source diversity — The article includes polling, spending and group activity, but few directly quoted sources are visible in the text.
- Loaded language — Some colorful phrases appear, but most are attributed or used to describe the political contest.
- Omitted context — The preview provides useful context but does not consistently identify sources behind polling and spending claims.
The article uses largely descriptive language and presents competing candidates’ positions and political strategies without an evident partisan endorsement.
- Language tone — Mostly straightforward election-preview language, with occasional vivid but attributed descriptions.
- Source selection — Presents positions and campaign circumstances from candidates across both parties.
- Framing — Frames the piece around several contests and political dynamics rather than advocating for a candidate.
- Headline — The headline identifies competitive races without endorsing a side.
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Texas voters are choosing party nominees in closely watched Senate races, an open attorney general contest and other competitive primaries. The results will shape November matchups and signal the balance of influence among rival factions in state Republican politics.
The article previews Texas’s March 3 primaries, focusing on the contests for U.S. Senate. Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico are competing for the Democratic nomination, while John Cornyn faces Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt in a Republican race that could go to a May runoff. The article describes their competing campaign approaches and notes that more than $70 million has been spent to boost Cornyn and attack his rivals.
Other storylines include the race to replace Paxton as attorney general, endorsement contests involving Gov. Greg Abbott and President Donald Trump, and Texas House primaries shaped by a dispute over tort reform. The article also describes the comptroller’s responsibilities and a state voucher program, and reports that early voting in the Democratic primary exceeded 1.5 million.
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