Report on Texas men's Bible study
The gist
A Pampa, Texas men's Bible study met for the first time since Democrats swept every statewide race.
The group says it will pray for leaders it did not vote for.
How it unfolded
- Nov 3, 2026Democrats swept every statewide race in Texas, from the governor's office to the US Senate, their first such sweep since 1994. In Roberts County, Republican senatorial candidate Ken Paxton beat Democrat James Talarico 414 votes to 30, or 91 percent.
- Nov 5, 2026The men's Bible study in Pampa gathered for the first time since the election, at the Pampa Senior Citizen center.
- Nov 6, 2026Some of the men's friends came into the senior citizens' center dressed in black, saying they were in mourning, according to patron Stephen Porter.
Key terms
- statewide race
- An election contest for a position representing an entire state rather than a district.
- US Senate
- The upper chamber of the bicameral United States Congress, which shares federal legislative power with the House.
- reddest
- To vote for the Republican Party, whose color in U.S. election coverage is red.
Source: Wikipedia