Gina Hinojosa was elected governor, becoming the state's first Latina governor, and Vikki Goodwin was elected lieutenant governor, the first woman to hold that office. Democrats also won enough House seats to secure the speakership, according to the report.
State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, a Democrat, announced Friday that she has the votes to become House speaker. The Legislature convenes in January under its first Democratic majority since 2003. If her coalition holds, Texas would have its first all-female "Big Three" of governor, lieutenant governor and House speaker.
Two women, Miriam "Ma" Ferguson and Ann Richards, have served as governor. No woman has held the lieutenant governor or speaker jobs. State Rep. Christina Morales, a Houston Democrat, said it was time for women to lead in Texas and that the winners are qualified.