2026 Texas Senate race
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Jonathan Turley opinion column on Texas Senate race
James Talarico is a state representative.
The Talarico campaign declared that Talarico is a "proud capitalist."
Abdul El-Sayed is the Michigan Democrat Senate nominee.
“I’m so thankful that you asked this question and also thankful that young activists have really drawn the link between climate change and White supremacy and capitalism in our country ... And I think only ending the ways that all three of those oppressive systems work together are we gonna be able to begin the process of dismantling them.”
Texas Senate hopeful Talarico teams with Mark Cuban on healthcare monopolies plan
Talarico cited reports finding that three pharmacy benefit managers — CVS Caremark, Cigna's Express Scripts, and UnitedHealth Group's Optum RX — process roughly 80% of prescriptions nationwide.
Talarico is running against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the 2026 Senate race.
Mark Cuban founded the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company in 2022.
Riley Gaines endorses Ken Paxton for Senate
Riley Gaines endorsed Ken Paxton in his U.S. Senate race against James Talarico.
Gaines is a former University of Kentucky swimmer.
Talarico has said he opposes gender-reassignment surgery for minors.
AI power and water needs ignite fight in Texas Senate race
Paxton would co-sponsor the DATA Act, a bill from Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.
Talarico's Lone Star Rising PAC received about $10 million from LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.
Ken Paxton released a four-point plan addressing data center expansion at the federal and state levels.
Texas Gov. Abbott weighs in on Talarico vs Paxton race
Gas prices in Texas are currently averaging over $3.60 per gallon according to GasBuddy.
Ken Paxton was impeached by the GOP-led Texas House in 2023 and acquitted by the Texas Senate.
A July Fox News poll found that 70% of registered voters oppose a data center being built in their area.
Ken Paxton works to overcome Texas Senate fundraising shortfall
Senate Leadership Fund director Alex Latcham said on a Punchbowl News podcast that the group is confident of keeping Texas and that Paxton will be a senator.
Paxton said on Fox News, "We're trying to get help from all over the country. We need help."
Democrats have not won a statewide race in Texas since 1994.
“While MAGA Inc. is committed to retaining and building the GOP majorities in the House and Senate, we are not in the habit of sharing our battle plans with the opposition through their co-conspirators in the legacy media,”
Texas GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton works to overcome fundraising woes
The Texas House of Representatives voted to impeach Paxton in 2023, making him the first state-level elected Texas official to be impeached since 1917.
A Texas-based GOP consultant told ABC News that the vast majority of major GOP donors and business leaders in Texas don't like Paxton.
Trump won Texas by nearly 14 percentage points in the 2024 election.
“While MAGA Inc. is committed to retaining and building the GOP majorities in the House and Senate, we are not in the habit of sharing our battle plans with the opposition through their co-conspirators in the legacy media,”