Elon Musk, who pumped more than $200 million into Ken Paxton's ultimate defeat, posted on his social media platform X:
Guess my election-interfering space lasers didn’t work this time 🤷♂️
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by Chuck Lindell, The Texas Tribune
November 4, 2026
Elon Musk, who pumped more than $200 million into Ken Paxton's ultimate defeat, posted on his social media platform X:
Guess my election-interfering space lasers didn’t work this time 🤷♂️
Chuck Lindell oversees the Tribune's general assignment reporters. Previously an interim politics and education editor for the Tribune, Chuck spent 33 years at the Austin American-Statesman, where he reported... More by Chuck Lindell
