Why MS NOW rates the Texas Senate race a toss-up

Since the dust settled on the Texas primaries — including a late May runoff — the Senate race there has looked competitive. Democratic state Rep. James Talarico and Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton have been close in the polls, but Texas’ recent electoral history led us to give the GOP the edge for most of

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on Tuesday said the Republican Party will need President Donald Trump’s help on the funding front in the Texas Senate race, emphasizing how critical the seat is to maintaining the party’s majority in the chamber. Speaking with Fox News’s Martha MacCallum, Thune was asked about G

BRANDON BELL / Brandon Bell/Getty Images This column is being republished with permission from its original home on Substack. For more from Chris Cillizza, subscribe here. As November’s midterm elections loom ominously on the GOP’s horizon, Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn has unloaded on the man who beat him in a run

Erick Erickson argued for withholding money and support to Ken Paxton.

These school districts had a school fail state academic A-F ratings for a fourth consecutive year in 2026.

Republicans are counting on President Trump’s cavalry to carry Ken Paxton to victory — but it hasn’t come yet.

Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is sounding the alarm over potential voter suppression as Texas moves to shutter dozens of polling stations. The Tarrant County Commissioners Court will vote Tuesday on a plan to reduce the county’s voting stations ahead of the midterm elections, the Associated Press reported.

I think the Republicans are in much better shape than what a lot of these media polls are showing, and look, we still got a long way to go between now and Election Day, pollster Jim M...

Plans in one of Texas' largest counties to use dozens fewer polling location than previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections.

Jon Ossoff and James Talarico are polling well with a clean government message

Plan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county draws protests as Senate race looms  Toronto Star

Plans in one of Texas’ largest counties to use dozens fewer polling location than previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections

Plan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county draws protests as Senate race looms  AP News

"I think the Republicans are in much better shape than what a lot of these media polls are showing, and look, we still got a long way to go between now and Election Day," Republican pollster Jim McLaughlin said.

'A close race': Ken Paxton addresses tight polling in Texas Senate fight  USA Today

Candidates’ attacks are focused on illegal immigration, faith and stock trading.