Texas Republicans rode financial support from Elon Musk and other billionaires in the state, appearing to flip 23 intermediary appeals court benches held by Democrats.
Although results weren’t official Wednesday morning, Republicans seemed to win all but one of 32 contested appeals court races on Tuesday, a stunning degree of dominance that court watchers hadn’t foreseen entering the day.
It appeared the GOP netted seven seats in Dallas and three each in San Antonio and Edinburg, a border city. Republicans also flipped a total of 10 seats in Houston, split evenly over the city’s two appeals courts.
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