By — Liz Landers Liz Landers By — Kyle Midura Kyle Midura By — Amalia Huot-Marchand Amalia Huot-Marchand By — Katie Marlow Katie Marlow Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-making-the-texas-senate-race-so-competitive Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio The Texas flag shares America's red, white and blue. But its politics have run Republican red for thirty years. Shifting demographics have raised and dashed Democrats' hopes before, but this year, a GOP divided by political scandals, rising prices and fights over big tech is restoring Democrats' faith in a potential Senate race upset. Liz Landers reports. Listen to this Segment By — Liz Landers Liz Landers Liz Landers is a correspondent for PBS News Hour, where she covers the White House and the Trump administration. Prior to joining the News Hour, she served as the national security correspondent for Scripps News, and also reported on disinformation for the network. By — Kyle Midura Kyle Midura By — Amalia Huot-Marchand Amalia Huot-Marchand By — Katie Marlow Katie Marlow