Although Texas remains an uphill climb for Democrats in statewide races, some elections suggest they are making progress in the Lone Star State. President Joe Biden lost Texas to Donald Trump by only about 5 percent in 2020, and a University of Texas poll released in early September finds Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris trailing Trump by roughly that amount four years later. These inroads, some Democratic strategists allege, are inspiring far-right Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and other Republicans to make voting more difficult. In an article published by the Texas Monthly o…