# Texas Republicans Splinter as MAGA Candidates Test Party Limits

https://mins.news/en/item/73109

- Bloomberg News, 2026-09-24 22:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-24/texas-republicans-splinter-as-maga-candidates-test-party-limits?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab5a470f43c0f000136c5b4

> Joe Straus, a Republican who served as speaker of the Texas House for 10 years, has joined a growing chorus of GOP leaders expressing doubts about US Senate nominee Ken Paxton. With less than six weeks until Election Day, Paxton trails Democrat James Talarico in polls.