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.
The sources don't state an effect on taxes. They do state these figures.
Campaign funds raised$1.1 million1Who pays or receives it: Marc LaHood
PAC contribution from Las Vegas Sands Corporation$200,0001Who pays or receives it: Las Vegas Sands Corporation
Campaign funds raisedclose to $400,0001Who pays or receives it: Zack Dunn
PAC contribution from Blueprint Texas PAC$225,0001Who pays or receives it: Blueprint Texas PAC
TV ads and mailabout $725,0001Who pays or receives it: Invest in Tomorrow Coalition
Coming up
Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Election for Texas House District 121 and Texas' 23rd Congressional District (San Antonio area)1
Who's involved
Marc LaHoodfirst-term Republican state representative, Texas House District 121
Zack DunnDemocratic challenger to LaHood
Brandon HerreraRepublican candidate, Texas' 23rd Congressional District
Katy Padilla StoutDemocratic candidate, Texas' 23rd Congressional District
Las Vegas Sands CorporationPAC supporter of LaHood
Blueprint Texas PACDemocratic PAC supporting Dunn
National Republican Congressional CommitteeRepublican group purchasing ads for Herrera
Invest in Tomorrow Coalitionrenewable energy PAC spending on ads against Herrera
Cook Political Reportnonpartisan group that shifted Texas 23rd District rating
The facts
Marc LaHood is a first-term Republican state representative in Texas House District 121.1
No Democrat has carried Texas House District 121 since 1981.1
Zack Dunn is a 33-year-old prosecutor running as a Democrat against LaHood.1
Brandon Herrera is a 30-year-old gun content creator running as the Republican nominee in Texas' 23rd Congressional District.1
Tony Gonzales, the former U.S. representative for Texas' 23rd District, dropped his reelection bid and resigned.1
Cook Political Report shifted Texas' 23rd Congressional District rating from Likely Republican to Lean Republican.1
Who said what
These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.
Colt Osburn, Dunn's campaign manager If all Democrats vote for Dunn, he still loses by about 5%, but they're meeting Republican voters who say they can't support the GOP anymore.1
Invest in Tomorrow Coalition strategist Internal polling showed voters didn't believe Herrera said controversial things without seeing the tape.1
These outlets were found through Google News headlines. Google decides which outlets appear there, and they lean mostly one way, so this sheet can only be as balanced as the reporting it was built from. Leanings are AllSides Media Bias Ratings.
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
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$$10,000 for SpaceX PAC donation to Gober campaign
Chris Gober, Republican candidate for Congress in Texas 10th District; former director and top lawyer for Musk's America PAC; Caitlin Rourk, Democratic candidate for Congress in Texas 10th District; Elon Musk, Billionaire whose companies have business interests in the district and whose PAC employed Gober
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
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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