Texas Senate Rivals Lean Into Populism, IVF and Faith
Monday, June 29, 2026 · 7 min
Texas Senate race 2026 moved deeper into November messaging as James Talarico sold Democrats on populist economics, while Ken Paxton’s IVF stance and faith-focused attacks exposed pressure points inside the GOP coalition.
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Texas Senate race 2026 moved deeper into November messaging as James Talarico sold Democrats on populist economics, while Ken Paxton’s IVF stance and faith-focused attacks exposed pressure points inside the GOP coalition.
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- Talarico, Hinojosa equate GOP to pickpockets at Dem convention — The Texas Tribune
Talarico, Hinojosa equate GOP to pickpockets at Dem convention U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (right) and Texas candidate for governor Gina Hinojosa wave to the crowd at the Texas Democratic Convention in Corpus Christi on June 26, 2026. Blaine Young for The Texas Tribune CORPUS CHRISTI — James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa, who will lead Texas Democrats’ ticket in November, closed the first…
- Paxton’s support for IVF highlights broader divide among GOP — Spectrum News
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- Paxton won’t say whether James Talarico is going to hell — Washington Examiner
# Paxton won’t say whether James Talarico is going to hell Published: 2026-06-27T22:53:33+00:00 Source: washingtonexaminer.com (washingtonexaminer.com) Language: en ## Story EXCLUSIVE — Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton declined to take a position on recent comments that his opponent James Talarico is destined for eternal damnation, insisting instead that what…
- Paxton: Jesus "Delivered Me" From My Legal Problems - Joe.My.God. — Joe Jervis
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