Wave of retirements may not be over for Texas congressional delegation

by Abby Livingston, Texas Tribune

WASHINGTON – For those closely watching the Texas delegation in Congress, Tuesday night provided lots to chew on.

Capitol Hill hardly had the time to process the evening's surprise news that U.S. Rep. Ted Poe was retiring — the third Texas Republican to make such an announcement in a week — before an Election Night Democratic wave swept through Virginia, the New York suburbs, Washington State and Georgia as GOP candidates failed up and down the ballot.

A once unheard-of prospect — that Democrats could take control of the U.S. House — became more plausible.

"Tuesday gave Democrats their highest-profile victories since Trump became president, and they've demonstrated their ability to boost turnout in Democratic areas by rallying against President Trump," said Nathan Gonzales, the nonpartisan political analyst for Inside Elections. Whether Democrats could translate that success to more Republican-leaning areas like Texas will be the challenge next year, he said.

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