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A Bible-quoting Democrat is threatening the GOP's decades-long grip on Texas

The words “competitive” and “Texas” don’t often show up side by side when it comes to big elections. No Democrat has won a statewide race in the Lone Star State since 1994, and most of the races within that timespan haven’t been particularly close. But now, Democrats are pinning their hopes of ending their three-decade losing streak in Texas on James Talarico, a 37-year-old state lawmaker who has become one of the party’s breakout stars of the midterms. Talarico first gained national attention i