President Trump and Texas Senate candidate James Talarico held separate rallies in Texas on Tuesday, one week before the midterm elections. Trump held rallies in Corpus Christi and Lubbock to support Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, while Talarico held a rally in Lubbock.
Ken PaxtonRepublican Texas Senate candidate, state Attorney General
Marco RubioSecretary of State, introduced at Trump rally
The facts
Trump held two rallies in Texas on Tuesday, in Corpus Christi and Lubbock.14Stated by 2 sources
This was Trump's fourth trip to Texas to support Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton.14Stated by 2 sources
Talarico held a rally in Lubbock on Tuesday and was in Corpus Christi on Saturday.14Stated by 2 sources
Trump and Talarico's rallies in Lubbock were located less than 3 miles apart.5
Trump said Talarico wants to dismantle Texas oil and gas and capitalism.14Stated by 2 sources
Talarico said Texans are ready for change and criticized Trump administration tariffs and war.14Stated by 2 sources
Real Clear Polling calls the Texas Senate race a toss-up, with Talarico holding slight lead.14Stated by 2 sources
No Democrat has won a U.S. Senate race in Texas since 1988.14Stated by 2 sources
Who said what
These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.
Trump Talarico wants to get rid of guns, oil, and meat.14
Trump Talarico will kill millions of Texas jobs.14
Talarico Paxton is the most corrupt politician in Texas.5
Talarico He denies being vegan and supports the Second Amendment but advocates for gun control.14
Talarico Elon Musk has thrown over 150 million dollars into Paxton's candidacy.5
Trump Talarico stated God is non-binary and that Jesus would promote sex changes.2
Where the sources disagree
Talarico's prior statements about Jesus and trans rights Trump claimed Talarico said Jesus would promote sex changes for children [2]; Talarico previously said Jesus would tell us blessed are trans children who were bullied [2]
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National Republican and Democratic leaders disagreed over what frequent Trump and JD Vance campaign visits to Texas signal about the state's political landscape and candidate competitiveness.
$over $350 million for campaign spending to defend Republican seats
Joe Gruters, RNC Chairman; Kendall Scudder, Texas Democratic Party Chair; Donald Trump, President campaigning in Texas and 2 more
President Trump rallied in Corpus Christi and suggested that Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico's earlier campaign absence of 12 to 14 days was due to either mental illness or food poisoning from meat. Talarico's campaign had said he had the flu. Trump also campaigned that evening in Lubbock, where Talarico held an overlapping rally in the competitive race for Texas Senate.
Donald Trump, President rallying for Republican Senate candidate; James Talarico, Democratic Texas Senate candidate; Ken Paxton, Republican Texas Senate candidate
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
President Donald Trump visited Corpus Christi and Lubbock on Tuesday to campaign for Republican Ken Paxton's U.S. Senate race against Democrat James Talarico, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio appearing to highlight an arrangement to process Venezuelan crude oil in Texas refineries. Talarico held concurrent campaign events in Midland, Amarillo and Lubbock.
$at least $158 million for campaign spending to defeat Talarico
Donald Trump, President campaigning for Paxton; Ken Paxton, Republican U.S. Senate candidate; James Talarico, Democrat U.S. Senate candidate and 2 more
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
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
President Trump held a campaign rally at the Port of Corpus Christi on October 27, 2026, focused on the November 3 midterm elections. He highlighted a ship carrying 1 million barrels of Venezuelan crude oil, called it a gift from Venezuela, and floated the idea of Venezuela becoming the 51st state.
Donald Trump, President; Ken Paxton, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate; James Talarico, Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate and 6 more