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Texas politics for the 2026 midterms — races, candidates, and the record, reported straight. No picks, no scores, no calls.

Exterior of the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place hotel tower in Chicago, the convention hotel where the Socialism 2026 conference was held.

Photo by Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Socialism 2026's GLP-1 Backlash and a Marketing Campaign Both Ran on Black Voices. The Women With the Most at Stake Went Largely Unasked.

The panel's viral line checks out. What this desk couldn't find, in the coverage it could actually read, was a single Black woman quoted on the record.

The News Desk · 8 min read

Ebony Williams, the Democratic nominee for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2, photographed in a green short-sleeved dress with black piping and gold buttons against a dark grey studio backdrop, hands clasped, smiling to camera.

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Ebony Williams Couldn’t Afford Housing After Law School. Now She’s on the Ballot for the Court That Hears Eviction Appeals.

The News Desk · 4 min read

Politics

Socialism 2026's GLP-1 Backlash and a Marketing Campaign Both Ran on Black Voices. The Women With the Most at Stake Went Largely Unasked.

Ebony Williams Couldn’t Afford Housing After Law School. Now She’s on the Ballot for the Court That Hears Eviction Appeals.

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