- The chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee shifted allegiance from John Cornyn to Ken Paxton after the primary runoff.
- The National Republican Senatorial Committee engaged in political maneuvering during the Texas Senate runoff, targeting James Talarico and supporting John Cornyn.
- Paxton's team exploited James Talarico's controversial claims while contesting the vacant Senate seat in Texas.
- The Texas Senate contest involves Ken Paxton, John Cornyn, and James Talarico, with new details emerging about Biden's past role and primary turnout gaps.
Talarico and Paxton are racing in the Senate race, while Abbott leads Hinojosa in the gubernatorial contest.
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What happened
Talarico and Paxton are racing in the Senate race, while Abbott leads Hinojosa in the gubernatorial contest.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Talarico takes the lead over Paxton in the Texas Senate race.1 source
New polling shows Talarico leading Paxton in Senate race, and Abbott trailing Hinojosa for governor.1 source
Hinojosa takes the lead over Abbott in the gubernatorial race, and Talarico leads Paxton in the Senate race.1 source
Talarico holds commanding lead in Austin, while Paxton trails in Dallas-Fort Worth.1 source
Hinojosa challenged Abbott to a debate; Talarico's facility refuted false claims.1 source
Paxton and Talarico are locked in a tight race, and Carlos De La Cruz enters the district.1 source
Specific election results show Hinojosa leading Abbott and Talarico leading Paxton.1 source
Talarico and Paxton contest Senate seats while Abbott and Hinojosa vie for the governorship.1 source
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Hinojosa narrows gap on Abbott; Talarico leads Paxton in Senate race.1 source
Talarico poached a staffer from Cornyn's campaign amid ongoing Senate and gubernatorial races.1 source
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The Texas Senate contest involves Ken Paxton, John Cornyn, and James Talarico, with new details emerging about Biden's past role and primary turnout gaps.Also in this story
- Ken Paxton, John Cornyn, James Talarico, and Jasmine Crockett contested the Republican and Democratic Senate primaries.
- James Talarico is seeking the nomination to replace incumbent John Cornyn and contesting the Senate seat against him.
- Armin Mizani, mayor of Keller, publicly supports Ken Paxton's bid for the Texas Senate.
The entities involved
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James Talarico
American politician (born 1989)
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Ken Paxton
Attorney General of Texas since 2015
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Greg Abbott
Governor of Texas since 2015
Related events
- A snapshot of various political races in Texas, including gubernatorial, Senate, and House contests.
- In the AG primary runoff, Ken Paxton was defeated by a challenger, while the candidates sought alignment with Trump's base amid the gubernatorial race.
- YouGov conducted a poll of Texas voters regarding the gubernatorial race between Gina Hinojosa and Greg Abbott.
- The Republican primary season concluded with the decisive defeat of John Cornyn, leading to Ken Paxton's nomination and the subsequent general election against James Talarico.
- Greg Abbott visited Tarrant County to campaign and promise lower property taxes while Gina Hinojosa is also running for governor.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- iheart.com
- ksat.com
- rawstory.com
- ibtimes.co.uk
- gilmermirror.com
- fox7austin.com
- politicaldog101.com
- abc13.com
- fox26houston.com
- thebeatdfw.com
- foxnews.com
- texastribune.org
- fox26houston.com
- sacurrent.com
- thebatt.com
- yahoo.com