Evan Smith

Now: @theatlantic @emcollective @overheardpbs @ststephenschool @uvademocracy @austinfilm @lbjfoundation
Past: @texastribune @texasmonthly
Always: @wilco 🎾

[Evan Smith @evanasmith]

real texans fly in and out of dulles, not d(elayed) c(onsistently) a(irport)
#txlege #tx2026

[Jonathan Martin @jmart]

Poor guy already confronting his coming lived experience (tm)

Didn’t @JohnCornyn tell him about the DCA non stop !!!???

[Evan Smith @evanasmith]

talked to Jon Langford of @TheMekons about the iconic band at 50, what punk rock was back in Leeds and what it is today, performing vs. recording, his amazing paintings, why Chicago is a great music town, and more for a new episode of @overheardpbs #txlege @austinpbs

[Evan Smith @evanasmith]

this is a great snapshot of a holy shit night (complete with me saying holy shit over and over) #txlege #tx2026

[Jennifer Palmieri @jmpalmieri]

Relive election night w/ @LongPlaySeries election episode!

With @GinaHinojosaTX @jamestalarico @evanasmith @johnnygarciatx @j_washingtonSC @MsLaToshaBrown @BrandonPresley @steveschale @morganjacksonnc

The Night Texas Made History https://t.co/TyNfoIBMhe via @YouTube

[Jennifer Palmieri @jmpalmieri]

Relive election night w/ @LongPlaySeries election episode!

With @GinaHinojosaTX @jamestalarico @evanasmith @johnnygarciatx @j_washingtonSC @MsLaToshaBrown @BrandonPresley @steveschale @morganjacksonnc

The Night Texas Made History https://t.co/TyNfoIBMhe via @YouTube

[Evan Smith @evanasmith]

@GregAbbott_TX got nearly 1.5 million votes fewer than @tedcruz #txlege #tx2026

[Theo @theoelections]

Gina Hinojosa got more votes than Collin Allred.

[Evan Smith @evanasmith]

🤔 #txlege

[Evan Smith @evanasmith]

RT @Redistrict: There are six congressional districts where turnout (votes counted so far) is at 90%+ of 2024 levels:

1. #TX29 (Houston)
2…

[Eleanor Klibanoff @eklib]

And Ms. T makes Big Three!

For the first time in history, Texas is poised to have women filling the top three jobs - Gov. @GinaHinojosaTX, Lt. Gov. @VikkiGoodwinTX and House Speaker @Senfronia4Texas (assuming she holds the votes when the lege returns)

https://t.co/hIgol0BySU

[Joe Straus @SpeakerStraus]

Senfronia Thompson will be an excellent Speaker because she personifies the Texas House at its best: A trusted leader who will work with anyone to do what’s right for Texas. I am grateful for her friendship and look forward to her historic leadership. #txlege

[Evan Smith @evanasmith]

tom craddick! #txlege #tx2026

[Senfronia Thompson @Senfronia4Texas]

I am honored to have secured the support of this growing bipartisan coalition of 90 Members. I look forward to leading the Texas House as Speaker. #txlege

[Evan Smith @evanasmith]

the same year that whippersnapper @joebiden was first elected to the U.S. Senate #txlege

[Evan Smith @evanasmith]

mrs. thompson was elected to #txlege in 1972

[Evan Smith @evanasmith]

mrs. thompson was elected to #txlege in 1972

[Brad Johnson @bradj_TX]

.@Senfronia4Texas says she has the votes to be the 78th speaker of the Texas House and the first Democrat since Pete Laney over 20 years ago. #txlege

[Evan Smith @evanasmith]

Nearly six years ago: A long conversation with @Senfronia4Texas — soon to be Speaker of the Texas House https://t.co/7EZcPMf1OD #txlege #tx2026

[Jasper Scherer @jaspscherer]

Official headshots of what's shaping up to be the before/after Big Three in Texas #txlege

[Evan Smith @evanasmith]

@jamestalarico @GinaHinojosaTX on the cover of @NewYorker 👀 #txlege #tx2026

[Evan Smith @evanasmith]

Three amazing @overheardpbs tapings on Saturday 11/14: @praddenkeefe George Packer and @lawrence_wright. RSVP: https://t.co/DiBAt9PUdJ

(Thanks @texasbookfest for being our favorite partner!)

[Robert Draper @DraperRobert]

@SethKrasne , Talarico's campaign manager, is 29. The comms director, @jt_ennis , is 28. The guy who did all the digital ads & helped write Talarico's speeches, @AntonioAEsparza , is 26. (His chief of staff, who also happens to be named Gina Hinojosa, is an ancient 32.)

[Jasper Scherer @jaspscherer]

Some of the voter blocs in Texas that swung hardest to the left, per 2024 and 2026 Senate exit polls

Age 18-24: D+65 margin swing
(From Allred 49-47 to Talarico 83-16)

Asian: D+56
(From Cruz 55-42 to Talarico 71-28)

Latino men: D+52
(From Cruz 62-37 to Talarico 63-36)

[Gabby Birenbaum @birenbomb]

Seats that were won by both Talarico and House Rs:

TX-03 (Self)
TX-05 (Gooden)
TX-08 (Steinmann)
TX-10 (Gober)
TX-12 (Goldman)
TX-17 (Sessions)
TX-22 (Nehls)
TX-24 (Van Duyne)
TX-25 (Williams)
TX-27 (Cloud)
TX-31 (Carter)
TX-32 (Yarborough)
TX-38 (Bonck)