The 2026 midterm season begins in earnest on Tuesday with two of the nation’s most consequential Senate primaries playing out in Texas.

Voters in Texas on Tuesday will pick Democratic and Republican candidates for November's midterm elections that will determine control of the U.S. Congress for the next two years, in a state where races have been shaken up dramatically by an aggressive redistricting campaign.

Midterm season is kicking off with hard-fought Senate and House primary contests that include battles over political style and ideology, age and scandal.

Recent primary battles help shed light on which parts of the state and which groups of voters could swing the outcomes Tuesday.

A group advocating for Texas to restore its independence is citing history on Monday while renewing calls to secede from the United States.

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