Politics
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While Paxton’s allies hunted for Talarico, video surfaced of Paxton in Dubai
While Paxton’s allies pushed a false rumor about James Talarico’s whereabouts, The Wall Street Journal revealed the Republican Senate nominee rang in 2025 with two men who had skipped out on federal fraud charges, one of them a $190,000 donor.
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Paxton’s private remarks keep leaking. Here’s what they reveal about his campaign
In less than two weeks, five news outlets have published the Republican Senate nominee’s private remarks to donors and lobbyists. Experts say the steady drip has knocked his campaign off message.
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Exclusive: Nation’s largest Gen Z voter group is going all in for James Talarico
Voters of Tomorrow—which reached more than 34 million voters last cycle—is launching phonebanks and new outreach efforts to bring young Texans to the polls.
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These Texas musicians are endorsing Democrats this midterm
Several notable Texas-native musicians are throwing their support behind the Democratic statewide slate of candidates this midterm election year.
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Ken Paxton ran against Washington. Now he says DC is running his campaign
In leaked audio from a private fundraiser, the Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton says he doesn’t “control message or what we’re doing.”
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Tarrant County voters sue Republican Judge Tim O’Hare over slashed polling locations
Republican Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare is facing a new lawsuit after the county slashed nearly 100 voting locations ahead of the midterm election.
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Ken Paxton campaigns with Republican who called women ‘fat bi*ches’ and children ‘c*m trophies’
Brandon Herrera has described women as “fat bitches,” children as “cum trophies,” and mocked the epidemic of veteran suicide. Last week, he shared a stage with Ken Paxton.
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Eric Flores supported Trump’s big bill. In the Valley, families are feeling its cuts
Republican Eric Flores says the Big Beautiful Bill put money in South Texans’ pockets. In the Rio Grande Valley, it brought SNAP and Medicaid cuts and billions for the border wall.
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Abbott took money from execs tied to Chinese investments in Texas real estate
Gov. Greg Abbott attacks Gina Hinojosa’s record on China. But executives at a developer working with firms that court Chinese investors have given him tens of thousands.
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Houston delays vote on $150M DOJ grant tied to immigration enforcement for third time
Houston officials say they are still awaiting answers from the Justice Department about whether the grant would require direct participation in ICE operations.
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Trump’s candidate Eric Flores remains mum on tariffs hurting South Texas
The Trump-endorsed Republican Eric Flores has said little publicly about the tariffs weighing on Rio Grande Valley businesses and shoppers.
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Paul Pressler was accused of sexually abusing 8 children. Ken Paxton took his money anyway
Paxton continued to take campaign donations and praised the disgraced Southern Baptist leader after allegations of sexual abuse against him came to light.
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State error in Texas creates huge backlog in voter registration applications as midterm voting nears
County election offices throughout Texas are scrambling to process a massive backlog of voter registration applications stemming from an error at the state level.
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Gina Hinojosa headlines Courier Texas event with Don Lemon, talks ICE and Abbott’s ‘corruption tax’
Democratic nominee for Texas Governor Gina Hinojosa spoke out on ICE misconduct, the state’s public education crisis, concerns around AI and data centers, and the cost of living.
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DC Republicans flood Texas with $54 million to rescue Ken Paxton’s campaign
National Republicans are rushing to salvage Paxton’s campaign as new polling shows him trailing Talarico.
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Bo French faces backlash for racist post about UT students, but not from Abbott
Republican party rhetoric in Texas this campaign season finally lands where it’s always been headed.
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Eric Flores touts Trump endorsement at GOP convention after removing him from campaign signs
Fact checking the Republican candidate in Texas’ 34th congressional district on inflation and other claims as Trump’s approval rating hits new lows in Texas and nationally.
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Brandon Herrera has long history of vulgar and demeaning comments about women’s bodies
A CNN review of content from the GOP nominee in Texas’ 23rd congressional district is damning.
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Ken Paxton withheld rental income and mortgages from financial disclosures
The Republican US Senate nominee appears to have violated federal ethics law, a joint investigation finds.
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As foreign beef floods in, Texas ranchers take the hit—and Paxton stays quiet
While a huge statewide industry takes a hit, the man whose job is explicitly to protect Texas’ interests remains mum.
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Ken Paxton took Kalshi’s money, then sat out efforts to regulate it
The popular prediction market platform and its CEO donated to Paxton’s US Senate campaign. He skipped two multistate efforts to regulate it, Politico reports.
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How Texans are protesting ‘Trump-a-palooza’ in Dallas
Here’s how a coalition of advocacy groups are showing their resistance during President Donald Trump’s unprecedented midterm convention in Dallas next week.
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Trump’s stance on data centers at odds with most Texans
President Trump claimed only communities who ‘want to end up being backwards and poor’ oppose data centers, directly contradicting recent pivots from Gov. Greg Abbott and US Senate nominee Ken Paxton.
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Ken Paxton cozy with judge who sealed his depositions
Judge Cynthia Wheless sealed two of Ken Paxton’s depositions; her husband, a fellow judge, sealed the Paxtons’ divorce. Both have donated to the Paxtons’ campaigns.
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Affordability issues could swing South Texas’ most competitive House race
A new statewide report puts fresh numbers behind the housing, health care, and grocery costs shaping the contest between Rep. Vicente Gonzalez and Eric Flores.
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From Tejano star to ‘Padrino Pulido’: Bobby Pulido reflects on a year of running for Congress
The Grammy Award-winning singer has taken a more personal approach to campaigning, one that rests on tradition and culture.
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Ken Paxton’s misconduct will cost Texas taxpayers north of $12 million in total
Residents are footing the bill for an impeachment, state audit, a court judgment, and years of legal invoices.
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Texas voters: Put these 2026 election deadlines on your calendar
Here are the dates you need to know if you’re planning to vote in Texas 2026 midterm elections.
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Fort Worth unanimously passes data center moratorium
The Fort Worth City Council has approved a 90-day pause on data center construction. Residents say it’s just the first step in an ongoing fight for more regulation.
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Trump’s midterm convention in Dallas is one month away. Here’s what we know
President Donald Trump is headed to Dallas in one month. Here’s what we know.
