Voters elected political newcomer Pete Flores to the Texas Senate on Tuesday, "flipping a Democratic district red for the first time in 139 years and further bolstering Republicans’ supermajority in the chamber ahead of the November elections."
A supermajority allows Senate Republicans to bring bills to the floor without any Democratic support.
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