Democrat Talarico wins Texas Senate seat, ending 38-year drought

Democrat James Talarico has won a Senate seat in Texas, breaking a 38-year drought for his party in the Republican stronghold and delivering a stunning blow to Donald Trump.

The race became one of the most expensive Senate contests in US history, with advertising spending topping $500m, according to estimates.

GOP-aligned groups poured hundreds of millions of dollars into efforts to elect Ken Paxton, including substantial funding linked to multibillionaire Elon Musk, whom Talarico accused of trying to buy a Senate seat.