President Donald Trump campaigned in Corpus Christi and Lubbock, Texas on October 27 to support Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton against Democrat James Talarico. This was Trump's third visit to Texas in a month. Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared with Trump to highlight Venezuelan crude oil arriving at Texas refineries.
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Trump returns to Texas for a high-stakes push to keep the state in Republican hands
Trump returning to Texas for a high-stakes push to keep the state in Republican hands
Trump makes last-minute push to keep Texas in Republican hands with third trip
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Trump returning to Texas for high-stakes push to keep US Senate seat in Republican hands
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Early voting in Texas ahead of November 3 midterm elections reached nearly 4.5 million ballots in the first seven days, representing 23.4% of registered voters, but voters encountered long waits, isolated touchscreen machine complaints, and registration processing issues.
Michele Carew, Bexar County Elections Administrator
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Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows traveled across Texas on a bus tour supporting Republican House candidates. President Donald Trump arrived in Corpus Christi to campaign for Republican candidates as the Texas U.S. Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico continues.
$7.8 million for spending on Republican House candidates
Dustin Burrows, Texas House Speaker; Donald Trump, President; Lacey Hull, State Representative and 3 more
Reported by 2 outletsOnly right-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
The race for Texas General Land Commissioner features Republican incumbent Dawn Buckingham against Democrat Benjamin Flores. The candidates differ on disaster relief spending and border issues.
Dawn Buckingham, Republican incumbent Texas Land Commissioner; Benjamin Flores, Democrat candidate for Texas Land Commissioner; Jon Taylor, UT-San Antonio Political Science Chair and 1 more
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President Trump held a campaign rally in Corpus Christi on October 27, 2026, where he pointed to a ship carrying Venezuelan oil and suggested making Venezuela the 51st state. He called the 1 million barrel shipment a "gift" from Venezuela and said he would give it to the U.S. to lower fuel costs.
1 million barrels for venezuelan oil shipment
Donald Trump, President; Ken Paxton, Republican Senate candidate; James Talarico, Democratic Senate candidate
Reported by 4 outletsFound via Google News
A software error in Texas voter registration logs caused missing addresses for voters who updated records between Sept. 1 and late October. The Secretary of State's office sent 15,000 corrected records to counties and said the problem is resolved. This is the second voter registration issue in weeks.
Texas Secretary of State's office, Reported software error and sent corrected records to counties; Alicia Pierce, Spokesperson for the Secretary of State's office; Texas Department of Public Safety, Earlier software update caused separate voter registration backlog
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Gov. Greg Abbott and Democrat Gina Hinojosa each posted their largest campaign fundraising hauls in any reporting period this cycle from Sept. 25 through Oct. 24. Both are campaigning aggressively as the race tightens heading into Election Day.
$26 million for campaign funds raised
Greg Abbott, Republican governor candidate; Gina Hinojosa, Democratic governor candidate; Elon Musk, Donor to Abbott and 2 more
Reported by 5 outletsOnly left-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate against Republican Ken Paxton, held a campaign rally in Lubbock. The event drew scrutiny over his out-of-state billionaire funding while he had criticized Republican funding sources.
James Talarico, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Texas state representative; Ken Paxton, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate; Brooke Taylor, Fox News reporter
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Bo French, the Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner, raised roughly $748,000 from Sept. 25–Oct. 24. Democrat Jon Rosenthal raised $524,245 in the same period. Combined, they raised $1.3 million, among the highest fundraising totals to date.
$748,000 for fundraising by Bo French
Bo French, Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner; Jon Rosenthal, Democratic state Rep. and candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner; Richard Sands, Oil and gas executive for LRG Energy LLC, donor to French and 5 more
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