# Why Top Democrats Are Spending in Texas as Senate Race Tightens

https://mins.news/en/video/84200

- NBC News, 2026-10-02 22:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJFHG1Mh5gQ

> President Trump is on a major campaign tour aimed at helping Republicans retain their narrow congressional majority. In Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing an unexpectedly close Senate race against Democrat James Talarico, prompting top Democrats to fund ads backing Talarico.

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