Is The GOP Fundraising Apparatus Messing With Texas?

September 02, 2026 3:57 PM ET The GOP’s campaign and fundraising apparatus is facing increasing backlash for a perceived lack of action as the Texas Senate looks to be an increasingly close contest between the Republican nominee, Ken Paxton, and the Democrat candidate, James Talarico.Questions have mounted over who will make the first move to support Paxton, with attention turning to President Donald Trump’s independent-expenditure political committee MAGA Inc., the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), and the Senate Leadership Fund (SLF).Republicans who’ve been relentlessly attacking Paxton need to work twice as hard to help him after the runoff Otherwise, they’re helping Talarico https://t.co/pemupE43OM— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) May 29, 2026 Paxton, who serves as the Texas At