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Good News From Texas: Historic Number of Out Candidates Win Primaries
Pictured: Out Texas House candidates Venton Jones (left) and Jolanda Jones (right) advanced to runoffs, while Sara Martinez (center) won her primary for Dallas County justice of the peace.There’s more to Texas than anti-LGBTQ+ extremism, as evidenced by a spate of victories by out candidates in Tuesday’s primary election.A record 27 LGBTQ+ candidates won their primaries Tuesday, and five are moving to runoffs, according to the LGBTQ Victory Fund. The previous record was 18, set in 2020.