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Source: Fort Worth Weekly

Published November 4, 2026

Home News Metro Election Day Results NewsMetro Outside of the Handley Meadowbrook Community Center, Floyd, a volunteer with the nonprofit By Any Means 104, handed out water bottles and snacks to incoming voters. Photo by Jeff Dazey Being a photojournalist in Texas on this midterm Election Day 2026 felt more like being a storm chaser than anything else. This particular storm has been building stronger every year for the last decade and beyond. Today, the feeling at every community center and polling location I visited in our beloved Tarrant County had a strong and palpable energy that had me feeling like I was Bill Paxton in the original Twister, which is pretty dreamy for a kid from the 817. Democrat Gina Hinojosa will be our new governor and James Talarico our new U.S. senator. Locally, former County Judge Tim O’Hare is out, and Democrat Alisa Simmons is in.

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