{"id":474820,"date":"2026-10-23T21:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T21:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/474820\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T21:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T21:18:10","slug":"texas-midterms-whos-winning-the-battle-for-voters-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/474820\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Midterms: Who\u2019s Winning the Battle for Voters? \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">In this week&#8217;s episode of Party Politics, co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina take a break from the daily political headlines to examine the candidates, races and voting trends that could shape the next chapter of Texas politics. From the high-profile U.S. Senate contest to competitive local races, they break down who is running, what&#8217;s at stake and how voters could influence the results.<\/p>\n<p>NATIONAL TOPICS:<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/hellohouston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Will democrats take back the United States House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">TOPICS:<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">Who will win the Texas senate race?<\/p>\n<p>What does the Latino vote look like statewide?<\/p>\n<p>Texas gubernatorial race.<\/p>\n<p>Texas lieutenant governor race. <\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">Texas attorney general race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">Texas comptroller race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">How will the decision to redistrict in Texas impact republican candidates?<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">Can democrats win in Texas district 15?<\/p>\n<p>Texas district 9 race.<\/p>\n<p>Will the Texas House of Representatives flip?<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">Harris County judge race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">In addition to the YouTube version, you can also enjoy Party Politics on television every Friday night at 8:00pm on Houston Public Media TV-8 (PBS), or listen to the radio broadcast every Friday at 7:30pm on News 88.7. As always, you can subscribe to the audio podcast on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts). 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