How Trump suffered humiliation in a famously red state

Although Texas is a red state — Donald Trump carried the Lone Star State by roughly 14 percent in the 2024 election — its large urban centers lean Democrat, including Austin, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and El Paso. Organizers for the anti-Trump No Kings Day protests of Saturday, October 18 were pleased by the large turnout in Texas' largest cities, but according to Austin-based journalist Ana Marie Cox, the larger-than-expected turnout at a No Kings event in New Braunfels, Texas was a pleasant surprise for organizers — as that area is more Republican. During an appearance on The New...