President Trump traveled to Texas on Friday, Oct. 3, ahead of the Republican Senate primary. Three GOP frontrunners—Sen. John Cornyn, Attorney General Ken Paxton, and Rep. Wesley Hunt—attended Trump's speech in Corpus Christi. Paxton also held a rally in Waco on the same day as part of his Texas Promise Tour.
Donald Trump, President; John Cornyn, Texas Senator, GOP Senate candidate; Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, GOP Senate candidate and 6 more
President Donald Trump will speak at a rally in San Antonio on Wednesday, October 9 at 4:30 p.m. at Freeman Coliseum. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is running for Senate, and congressional candidate Carlos De La Cruz are scheduled speakers.
Donald Trump, President; Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, Senate candidate; Carlos De La Cruz, Congressional candidate for U.S. House District 35
Republican officials and senators expressed concern over mounting spending to support Ken Paxton's Texas Senate campaign, worrying the race is becoming too expensive and unlikely to succeed. Audio leaked of Paxton criticizing Trump's midterm convention effort.
$$200 million-plus for outside spending by Republican groups to support Paxton campaign
Ken Paxton, Texas Senate nominee; John Cornyn, U.S. Senator (R-TX); James Talarico, Democratic Senate nominee and 1 more
State Sen. Angela Paxton released a television advertisement urging voters to support the entire Republican ticket in the November general election. In the 30-second ad, she did not mention her estranged husband, Attorney General Ken Paxton, by name but expressed support for keeping Republican seats in GOP control.
$over $126 million to over $130 million for TV ad spending by Texas PAC
Angela Paxton, Texas state senator, R-McKinney; Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate nominee; James Talarico, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate and 1 more
Dated record: October 13, 2016 This is not new. It happened on October 13, 2016, about 10 years ago. It resurfaced in a source feed on October 3, 2026.
Texas Secretary of State Carlos H. Cascos announced that Texas has 15,015,700 registered voters as of October 3, 2026, an all-time high. This represents 78 percent of the state's estimated voting age population of 19.3 million.
Texas Secretary of State Robert S. Howden reminded Texans that October 5, 2026 is the deadline to register to vote in the November 3 General Election. Voters can register, check status, or update information at VoteTexas.gov.
The Texas Secretary of State announced that mailing of new voter registration certificates is delayed due to ongoing redistricting litigation. Previously-issued cards expired December 31, 2011, but existing voter registrations remain valid. Dallas County residents had until October 5 to register or update their address for the November 3 general election.
Texas Secretary of State, state official announcing registration certificate delays; Dallas County, county administering voter registration
Multiple polls released in early October show Democrat James Talarico leading Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas U.S. Senate race, with different margins across surveys. Paxton, the state attorney general, and Talarico, a state representative, are competing in what is described as a competitive race for a seat in a traditionally Republican state.
James Talarico, Democratic U.S. Senate nominee; state representative; Ken Paxton, Republican U.S. Senate nominee; Texas attorney general; Angela Paxton, Ken Paxton's estranged wife; state senator and 1 more