The LinkedIn co-founder’s donation was nearly 80% of the pro-Talarico super PAC’s second-quarter haul. It comes as the Austin Democrat wages a campaign focused on keeping big money out of politics.
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Ken Paxton’s campaign says he will debate James Talarico in Texas’ U.S. Senate race
Paxton’s campaign said he plans to debate after Talarico challenged him to do so, though it did not commit to a specific host.
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Health care
Abortion not a focus in Texas race for U.S. Senate as neither candidates emphasizes the issue
Abortion isn’t polling as high as other issues that matter to women voters, and Democrats have also retreated on the topic.
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Crowd packs Houston City Hall to demand action, express anger after ICE shooting
“There is no point in pretending that ICE is here to protect us,” a resident told the City Council in its first meeting since an immigration agent killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
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How suing Biden more than 100 times fueled Ken Paxton’s rise and reshaped Texans’ lives
As attorney general, Paxton threw unprecedented resources into stopping Biden’s agenda. That record is his sword and shield as he runs for U.S. Senate.
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“Who do I vote for?”: Cornyn voters weigh Paxton, Talarico or sitting out in November
The Tribune spoke with nine people who voted for the senior senator in the primary, offering a window into how that key voting bloc is thinking about the general election.
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Higher Education
Appeals court rejects effort to defend Texas law offering in-state tuition for undocumented students
A federal judge blocked the law known as the Texas Dream Act in June after it was challenged by the Trump administration and state officials declined to defend it.
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Ted Cruz warns Talarico has “real chance” to flip Texas’ U.S. Senate seat
Calling into Gov. Greg Abbott’s guest-hosted Hannity radio show, the Republican senator said Talarico is “charming” enough to win over voters “who may not be paying close attention to the issues.”
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James Talarico raises over $30 million in second quarter, campaign says, more than triple Ken Paxton’s sum
The Austin Democrat’s haul is a record for a U.S. Senate candidate in the second quarter of an election year and is nearly three times what Beto O’Rourke raised in the same period in 2018.
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Ken Paxton tops $9 million in a personal best fundraising quarter, campaign says
The GOP Senate candidate raised more between April and June than he had in all prior quarters combined.
