Democrats gained control of the Texas House in Tuesday's midterm elections, the first time in more than two decades. The results also removed Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick from office. Democrat Gina Hinojosa is set to become governor, according to the report. The Republican trifecta that has governed Texas since 2003 is over.
Republicans held onto the state Senate, so Democrats did not win a trifecta of their own. Democrat Vikki Goodwin defeated Patrick and is poised to serve as the Senate's presiding officer. The Republican majority was expected to consider new rules that could limit her powers.
Democrats entered Election Day with 62 of the House's 150 seats and needed 14 more for a majority. By early Wednesday afternoon, the Associated Press had called 11 Republican-held seats for Democrats, and GOP incumbents had conceded three others. Democrats also led in at least seven more Republican districts where all Election Day votes were counted. If the results hold, Democrats would enter the January session with 83 seats to Republicans' 67. Recounts and provisional and mail-in ballots could still change the totals.