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James Talarico, who just made dosa, wins Texas

Texas Republicans have long sought Indian American votes, but racist rhetoric against the community has surged during President Donald Trump’s second term.

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Nov 04, 2026
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Democrat James Talarico will take office in January as Texas’ new U.S. senator, securing victory days after making a masala dosa in a state embroiled with anti-South Asian hate for months.

Victory in diversity

Talarico leads Paxton with 4,546,036 to 3,567,899 votes in unofficial state returns as of press time, with mult…

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