# Talarico challenges Paxton to debate, asks him to show ‘spine’

https://mins.news/en/video/97133

- NBC News, 2026-10-12 21:46 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhBgmiCE0kg

> Texas state Rep. James Talarico dismissed rumors about his several-day absence from the campaign trail, saying he had the flu. As he returned to campaigning, he renewed his challenge to debate his opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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