Texans voted in numbers not seen since 1992 and kept the state firmly red. President Trump defeated Joe Biden in Texas by 6 percentage points, which was less than his 9-point victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016. Mitt Romney won Texas by 16 points in 2012. Predictions of a stronger Democratic showing in the state proved to be mostly off the mark. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn easily defeated M.J. Hegar, state Republicans held on to their solid majority in both houses of the state Legislature and GOP incumbents in Congress held all their seats. Voter turnout topped 66 percent, the best showing in ...