Ken Paxton target of new James Talarico ad for Senate race August 25 Survey on Texas Senate race shows Dem in front after trailing Paxton in June as GOP nominee drops to 39% with only 79% of Republican voters in corner compared to 91% of Democrats backing Austin rep as Abbott ahead of Hinojosa by 5. more   GOP Senate candidate responds to weeks of getting hammered for silence and industry donations with rolling out of four-point plank with pledges to co-author anti-Chinese technology measure and chatbots criminal liability bill for companies. more US Senator Ted Cruz analyzes Ken Paxton Senate bid in Texas August 24   Bobby Pulido, James Talarico & Gina Hinojosa in Beeville August 22 Governor brushes off fears on nightmare in November for GOP and says Paxton will win after voters see contrast day before Talarico, Hinojosa and Pulido team up at event in heavily-Hispanic South Texas county where Trump won by 40 points in 2024. more   Paxton camp heaps praise on Burrows for pom-pom pushing despite vote to impeach AG as conservatives portray him as charlatan who does whatever it takes to maximize power and could be writing off Democrats he rode to dais by joining gov's crusade to turn Harris County red that looked doomed from start. more Gov. Greg Abbott, Speaker Dustin Burrows and Harris reps August 19   US Senate nominee James Talarico speaks at church service August 9 Republican moves swiftly to turn bad news into magnet for money he's had trouble raising when major forecast moves fight with Talarico from leans R to coin flip and kicks governor bid from safe to likely GOP in lag behind polls showing Dem close. more   Gina Hinojosa rips Greg Abbott on data centers on MS NOW August 18 Rebellion that puts GOP support in rural areas at rare risk spills into Capitol as Democratic gubernatorial nominee airs new spot that claims Abbott reaped $20 million in AI industry donations in exchange for promotion before pause on some new facilities that foe claims is ruse. more   Talarico threat prompts president to add August 27 plate-passing reception for Texas GOP elite to schedule two weeks before taking salvation show to Dallas for novel midterm convention after AG issues SOS for money help after post-runoff infusiuon fails to materialize. more Ken Paxton questions foe's ActBlue donations on Newsmax August 18   Gov. Greg Abbott posts photo August 18 that shows meeting on schools Fox News poll shifts Senate race to toss up as Abbott falsely claims to have stopped ablution stations in DFW and Houston at same time he decries discriminating that did not exist despite his own bid to block Islamic schools from voucher program. more