These Four Women Just Made History In Texas, And Their Photo Is Going Viral For All The Right Reasons

Posted on Nov 10, 2026 UTC

Everyone's been talking about Texas turning blue, but one of the most surprising Texas victories might have gotten a little lost in all of that excitement.

It involves the Texas Supreme Court.

Before the election, all nine Texas Supreme Court justices were Republicans. Not anymore! Democrats won all four contested seats on Tuesday, bringing the court to five Republicans and four Democrats.

The photo of the four winners is even better:

All of them are women. From left to right, we have: Maggie Ellis, Chari Kelly, Kristen Hawkins, and Gisela Triana.

And there's even more history here! Maggie Ellis became the first woman elected chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court and the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to statewide office in Texas.

That photo of the judges is going viral, and the discourse is quite lovely.

One person said it made them hopeful for their daughter's future.

Another person chimed in, "Texas never looked so good."

Someone else joked, "I was not expecting this part of the Barbie movie."

And this person probably said it best: "The news out of Texas just keeps getting better."

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