One of Texas's two seats in the U.S. Senate. A senator serves a six-year term.
Listed alphabetically by party. The list comes from the Secretary of State's ballot and news voter guides; votetexas.gov and your county elections office have the official ballot for your address.
Democratic and Republican candidates released third-quarter campaign fundraising reports for the 2026 midterm elections. Democrat James Talarico's Texas Senate campaign raised $60 million between July and September, while Republican Ken Paxton's campaign raised about $10 million in the same period. Elon Musk's super PAC has heavily backed Paxton's campaign.
$60 million for campaign funds raised, third quarter 2026
James Talarico, Democrat candidate for Texas Senate; Ken Paxton, Republican candidate for Texas Senate; Elon Musk, Tech billionaire and super PAC backer of Republican candidates
Reported by 5 outletsFound via Google News
Elon Musk donated $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund in September 2026, which transferred the money to Texas PAC to finance advertising supporting Republican Ken Paxton in his Senate race against Democrat James Talarico.
$158 million for donation to Senate Leadership Fund
Elon Musk, Donor; Ken Paxton, Republican Senate candidate; James Talarico, Democratic Senate candidate and 3 more
Reported by 5 outletsFound via Google News
Mike Garcia, a former college classmate of Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, appeared on Fox News to accuse Talarico of putting political ambitions ahead of truthfulness.
James Talarico, Democratic Texas Senate candidate; Mike Garcia, former college classmate making accusation; Will Cain, Fox News host
Reported by 2 outletsOnly right-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico announced a campaign rally in El Paso on October 26 from 6 to 8 p.m., with doors opening at 5 p.m. The event is part of his "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts" statewide tour ahead of the November 3 election.
James Talarico, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate; Ken Paxton, Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Texas Attorney General
Reported by 4 outletsFound via Google News
At a packed rally in Texas, Democrat James Talarico compared his U.S. Senate campaign to David fighting Goliath, facing over $158 million in outside spending by Republican leadership and Elon Musk supporting Republican candidate Ken Paxton.
over $158 million for outside spending
James Talarico, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, state representative; Ken Paxton, Republican U.S. Senate candidate; Elon Musk, Outside spending supporter for Paxton and 1 more
Reported by 5 outletsFound via Google News
Actor Jordan Walker Ross, who plays Little James on the television series "The Chosen," endorsed Democrat James Talarico for U.S. Senate in a video released Thursday. The endorsement launched a Talarico campaign coalition called "Faithful Texans for Talarico" to reach religious voters ahead of the November 3 election.
Jordan Walker Ross, Actor endorsing Talarico; James Talarico, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate; Ken Paxton, Republican U.S. Senate candidate
Reported by 3 outletsFound via Google News
Online shopping platform Temu agreed to settle a Texas lawsuit by paying $3 million and accepting data privacy restrictions. The settlement requires Temu to store Texas residents' personal data on American-owned and controlled servers in the US and conduct annual independent product safety testing.
$3 million for settlement payment
Temu, online shopping platform defendant; Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General (R)
Reported by 9 outletsFound via Google News
Election Day for Texas 2026 midterm elections is set for November 3. Early voting runs October 19-30. The last day to register for early voting was October 5. Voters will choose candidates for U.S. Senate, governor, Congress, state legislature, county offices and school boards, and will vote on propositions and tax measures.
West Oso ISD ad valorem tax rate increase of 8.95% in M&O revenue; Skidmore-Tynan ISD ad valorem tax rate increase of 8.98% in M&O revenue; sales and use tax of 1.25% adoption in an unspecified city location; Nueces County Emergency Services District No. 1 considers local sales and use tax not to exceed 2%.
James Talarico, U.S. Senate candidate; Ken Paxton, U.S. Senate candidate; Greg Abbott, Governor candidate and 3 more
Reported by 3 outletsFound via Google News
State Rep. Jeff Leach asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to investigate the Transgender Education Network of Texas after the group sent mass texts promoting a "Back to School Toolkit" to thousands of Texans. Leach said the toolkit contains guidance that appears to encourage circumventing Senate Bill 12, which took effect in September 2025.
Jeff Leach, State Rep., Plano-area Republican, lead House author of Senate Bill 12; Ken Paxton, Attorney General; Transgender Education Network of Texas, Organization that distributed the toolkit
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Democrat James Talarico appeared at a CNN town hall in Fort Worth on Wednesday, where he answered questions from Texas voters on abortion, energy, immigration, voter ID, and other issues. Republican opponent Ken Paxton was invited but did not respond to CNN's invitation.
James Talarico, Democratic Texas Senate candidate; Ken Paxton, Republican Texas Senate candidate; Paul Begala, Democratic strategist and 1 more
Reported by 14 outletsOnly right-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
Elon Musk donated approximately $158 million to $190 million to Senate Leadership Fund, the Senate GOP's main super PAC, which funneled money into Texas PAC to fund advertising supporting Ken Paxton's U.S. Senate campaign against Democrat James Talarico. The donations were disclosed in Federal Election Commission filings released in mid-October.
$75 million for donation to Senate Leadership Fund
Elon Musk, donor; founder of Tesla and SpaceX; Ken Paxton, Republican U.S. Senate candidate; James Talarico, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and 3 more
Reported by 33 outletsOnly left-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico spoke to a Jewish voter about deaths in Gaza, stating he directs criticism toward Netanyahu, not the Israeli people.
James Talarico, Democratic Texas Senate candidate
Reported by 7 outletsFound via Google News
Campaign contributions and spending for Texas candidates are public records. Search them at the Texas Ethics Commission (state races) or the Federal Election Commission (U.S. Senate and House).