Chris Gober, former director and top lawyer for Elon Musk's America PAC, is running as a Republican for Congress in Texas' 10th District, which includes areas where Musk's companies have business interests. His Democratic opponent Caitlin Rourk has run ads highlighting his Musk ties.
Where
Texas 10th District, including Pflugerville and areas between Austin and Houston, Texas
When
October 2026, with less than a week until Election Day
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Tarrant County began early voting on Wednesday, Oct. 28 for elections scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3. Voters can choose from more than 40 early voting sites open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Friday. The ballot includes races for U.S. Senate, Texas Governor, Texas Attorney General, and other state and local offices.
Tarrant County Elections Department, Administering early voting; Dallas Morning News, Providing wait-time tracker and voter guide
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows convened a June summit for Republican House nominees and has spent his first election cycle as speaker deploying millions of dollars to vulnerable GOP members, headlining fundraisers, and campaigning in their districts ahead of the November midterms.
Dustin Burrows, Texas House Speaker; Matt Shaheen, State Rep., R-Plano; Kim Carmichael, Burrows spokesperson
In the final weeks before the Nov. 3 election, over $1 million has been spent supporting first-term Republican state Rep. Marc LaHood in Texas House District 121, while a nearby U.S. House race in Texas' 23rd Congressional District has also drawn last-minute spending from Republicans and Democrats.
$$1.1 million for campaign funds raised
Marc LaHood, first-term Republican state representative, Texas House District 121; Zack Dunn, Democratic challenger to LaHood; Brandon Herrera, Republican candidate, Texas' 23rd Congressional District and 6 more
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico visited Gussie's Tamales in El Paso on October 26 and made tamales with bakery employees ahead of his campaign rally at the University of Texas at El Paso.
James Talarico, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate; Rodolpho 'Rudy' Gonzalez, Co-owner of Gussie's Tamales; Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General and Republican opponent
A Travis County judge ruled that unknown senders of text messages and mailers promoting transgender youth resources must agree to answer deposition questions. The communications purported to come from Texas LGBTQ organizations but the Transgender Education Network of Texas says it did not send them.
Chris Hilton, Lawyer for the unnamed senders; Jan Soifer, Travis County District Judge; Mimi Marziani, Attorney for Transgender Education Network of Texas and 2 more
AACT NOW is reminding Rio Grande Valley residents that early voting for the November 3, 2026 general election ends Friday, October 30. The organization is conducting Rally the VOTE, a nonpartisan campaign that includes Touch-10, which asks participants to contact 10 people about voting.
Norma Flores-Ruiz, Executive Director of AACT NOW; AACT NOW, Organization conducting voter outreach
Dallas Area Rapid Transit will provide free rides to voters with valid government IDs or voter registration cards on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2026, across its service area.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), transit authority offering free rides; Erin Myers, vice president of public relations for DART
The New York Times published a profile of Texas Senate candidate James Talarico that included Texas Education Agency documents showing his largest class had 30 students, contradicting his repeated campaign claims of teaching 45 students in one classroom. Talarico's campaign acknowledged he initially had 45 students placed in his classroom but said administrators redistributed them.
James Talarico, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and Texas State representative; New York Times, Published profile with Texas Education Agency documents; JT Ennis, Talarico's campaign spokesman and 2 more