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Texas voters overwhelmingly approved ballot measures supporting parental rights, requiring citizenship to vote in statewide elections and imposing stricter penalties for defendants accused of certain criminal offenses in victories for conservatives on what was a mostly disappointing election night for them nationwide.

While progressive victories in gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, along with the New York City mayoral contest and a redistricting referendum in California received much of the spotlight following Tuesday’s elections, Texas voters approved several ballot measures reflecting the priorities of conservatives nationwide.

The legislatively referred constitutional amendments on the ballot received broad support from both parties in the Republican-contro

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