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Texas Senate race shatters state's campaign spending record

Houston Public Media News 88.7 | By Andrew Schneider
Published October 5, 2026 at 2:45 AM MDT

Combined spending on advertising by Democratic state Rep. James Talarico, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, and super PACs supporting each of them has already topped $153 million.

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