How Taylor Rehmet upset a MAGA candidate to flip a North Texas Senate district

In September 2024, Texas Rep. Ramón Romero was at a fundraiser in Fort Worth for Kamala Harris when he met a young labor leader named Taylor Rehmet.

The Air Force veteran and union machinist told Romero he was mulling a run for public office. A lot of people think about running, Romero recounted telling him, but he offered to help should Rehmet actually file.

The two stayed in touch, and Rehmet decided last summer to run in a special election for a ruby red Texas Senate district...