Texas attorney general and Republican U.S. Senate nominee
11 stories from The GOP Files, newest first. Last in the news Oct 26.
More than 4.5 million Texans have voted early, 74 percent more than at this point in 2022. Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton are close in the polls for a Senate seat Democrats have not won in 32 years.
Texas's attorney general, now the Republican Senate nominee, accuses OpenAI of misleading Texans about ChatGPT. The suit comes a week after filings showed Elon Musk, an OpenAI rival, spent nearly $200 million backing his campaign.
More than 13 million ballots were cast by Tuesday, and NPR reports nearly 21 million by Friday. Early turnout is up in several GOP-held Senate states, but experts warn it may not predict the result.
Records from Ken Paxton's 2023 impeachment probe show his supposedly blind trust invested in a business run by a man who served time for mortgage fraud. Ethics experts say it raises questions for a Senate candidate who campaigns as tough on fraud.
A Republican district attorney is investigating pamphlets that claim to come from a transgender student group, which the real advocacy group says it did not send. Early voting is underway, and no one has said who paid for the mailers.
Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico released an ad accusing Elon Musk of bankrolling Republican Ken Paxton. Filings and polls suggest Musk's money is central to a tight race that could help decide Senate control.
Elon Musk put another $76.8 million into his super PAC in early October. His giving this cycle now tops $442 million, more than the roughly $290 million he spent in 2024.
Two Senate races, in Texas and Maine, are polling at or near ties 11 days before the election. Republicans hold a 53-47 majority, and one of those races features a nominee the party's own leaders did not back in the primary.
Elon Musk has committed about $366 million across at least 40 races, making him the midterms' top individual donor. His companies depend on federal contracts and regulators that Congress funds and oversees.
Democrat James Talarico said Republican Ken Paxton has ignored his debate invitations and suggested TMZ host a face-off. The race for Texas' open-to-challenge Senate seat is close.
An Emerson College and The Hill poll puts Democrat James Talarico two points ahead of Republican Ken Paxton, which is inside the margin of error. Abbott leads Democrat Gina Hinojosa by four points in the governor's race.
