Election 2026-Texas Senate
Attendees listen to Democrat James Talarico address supporters at a rally for his U.S. Senate campaign in Lubbock, Texas on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2026.
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President Donald Trump told Texans they’d better accept data centers in their communities and floated making Venezuela the 51st state as he stumped for Republican Ken Paxton. Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico also said on Wednesday that a “corruption crisis” plagues U.S. politics. Social media videos believed to be produced with artificial intelligence and linked to Russia are misusing real people’s names and photographs to spread disinformation about Democratic Senate candidates. Republicans have spent an estimated $183 million on television ads focused on transgender-related attacks against Democrats as Americans go to vote, hoping the issue will overcome voters' concerns about Trump's leadership.
