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Texas Senate race is now a $500 million contest

The Texas Senate race has become perhaps the marquee contest of the fall. Senate candidate Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat, takes questions from voters at a town hall tonight. Follow for live updates.

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NYT Report Finds Surge of TikTok Content Focused on TalaricoA New York Times investigation has found that Democrat U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico may be boosted by paid influencers, giving him more attention as early voting nears. The report released last week reveals that there has been a staggering amount of TikTok activity focusing on the Texas Senate race, with most of the attention...

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Talarico targets Paxton’s Dubai trip as JD Vance joins Texas fightVice President JD Vance campaigned for Ken Paxton as James Talarico attacked the attorney general for taxpayer-funded travel ahead of a CNN town hall in Texas.

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Country singer Kacey Musgraves feuds with Kristi Noem over Texas Senate endorsementFormer Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and country singer Kacey Musgraves traded jabs about the Senate race in Texas.

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Paxton vs. Talarico: Where They Stand on the BorderDemocrats and Republicans have long held strong, differing viewpoints on immigration and border security and those differences are still apparent in the Texas Senate race, with Republican Ken Paxton known for defending the state's enforcement of its own border policies and Democrat James Talarico calling for federal reform.

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