Update, October 29. Updated October 29, 10:30 am Central with new reporting: 4 separate outlets now report this.
Polls conducted in late October show Democrat James Talarico leading Republican Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate race in Texas. A separate poll also shows Democrat Gina Hinojosa leading Republican Greg Abbott in the governor's race.
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The 2026 race for Texas comptroller features a Republican, Democrat, Libertarian and Green Party candidate competing to oversee the state's $1 billion school voucher fund (TEFA). Republican Don Huffines, the current comptroller, supports doubling the fund's budget for the next biennium. Democrat Sarah Eckhardt opposes rapid expansion before evaluating program results.
$1 billion for Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) current fund size
Don Huffines, Republican comptroller candidate and current comptroller; Sarah Eckhardt, Democratic state senator and comptroller candidate; Greg Abbott, Governor who appointed Huffines as comptroller and 3 more
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Vice President JD Vance held a campaign rally in Weatherford on October 29, 2026, as Republicans campaigned five days before the November 3 midterm election. This was his third Texas campaign stop in roughly a month.
JD Vance, Vice President, campaigning; Texas Republican Party, Organizer of event; Weatherford police, Traffic control and 1 more
Reported by 2 outletsFound via Google News
Bexar County Elections Administrator Michele Carew announced she will not release early voting and mail-in ballot results until all voters in line have cast their ballots on election night, a departure from most Texas counties' practice of releasing those results shortly after polls close at 7 p.m.
Michele Carew, Bexar County Elections Administrator
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico campaigned in Amarillo on Oct. 28, 2026, drawing a crowd and responding to questions about attack ads, costs for Texas families, and data-center growth. Polls show the race described as a statistical dead heat.
$200 per year for annual savings from suspending federal diesel tax
James Talarico, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate; Ken Paxton, Republican U.S. Senate candidate
Reported by 2 outletsOnly right-leaning outlets reported thisFound via Google News
Two surveys of South Asian American voters found strong support for Democratic candidates in the November 3 midterm elections. A national survey showed 25% of South Asian Trump 2024 voters plan to support Democrats, while a Texas survey found 63% backing gubernatorial nominee Gina Hinojosa over Governor Greg Abbott.
Indian American Impact, advocacy group that conducted national survey; SAAVETX EF (South Asian American Voter Empowerment of Texas Education Fund) and University of California San Diego, organizations that conducted Texas survey; James Talarico, Democratic nominee for Texas Senate and 5 more
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The Potter County Republican Party filed a federal lawsuit in Amarillo seeking to require every Texas ballot to be hand counted before Nov. 3 midterm election results can be certified. The lawsuit argues voting machines may be vulnerable to manipulation but does not provide evidence of actual vulnerabilities or past election tampering.
Potter County Republican Party, plaintiff in lawsuit; U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, assigned judge; Potter County election administrator, defendant
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Data center expansion has become a contested election issue in Texas as voters oppose construction. Democratic candidates are using opposition to data centers to attack Republican incumbents, while polling shows strong statewide resistance to the facilities, particularly in rural areas.
James Talarico, Democratic Senate candidate; Ken Paxton, Republican Senate incumbent; Gina Hinojosa, Democratic gubernatorial candidate and 6 more
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Harris County Elections Department is accused of targeting nonwhite, Spanish-speaking audiences in early voting reminder ads using Meta's detailed targeting function. Investigative researcher Parker Thayer reported the county spent $43,000 on ads using filters for racial and language targeting.
$43,000 for spending on early voting reminder ads
Parker Thayer, Investigative researcher, Capital Research Center; Harris County Elections Department, Accused of targeting demographics in ads; Christine Welborn, President, Advancing Integrity and 1 more
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