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President Donald Trump's political group is spending $10 million on ads in the Texas Senate race. This is MAGA, Inc.’s first significant spending commitment in the midterm elections. The race has become competitive for Democrats with James Talarico's candidacy. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the Republican nominee. Trump's endorsement helped Paxton defeat Sen. John Cornyn in a May primary runoff. Public disapproval of Trump over the economy and the Iran war has been challenging for Republicans. MAGA, Inc. has $400 million in campaign funds. Trump said these funds are separate from the Republican National Committee's.