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Elon Musk envisioned a future with optional work and irrelevant money thanks to the domination of artificial intelligence. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Musk tries to save Paxton campaign

Gabby Birenbaum, Alejandro Serrano - The Texas Tribune
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican candidate for Senate, is flanked by President Donald Trump as he speaks to the crowd during a rally in San Antonio on Oct. 7, 2026. (San Antonio Express-News/Heart Newspapers)

Talarico hoax buried Paxton’s scandal

Sophia Tesfaye
Democratic candidate for Senate James Talarico speaks during a campaign rally as part of his "New American Dream Tour" in Pasadena, Texas, on August 9, 2026. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

Paxton fans Talarico conspiracy theory

Eleanor Klibanoff - The Texas Tribune
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate eats barbecue during his campaign event at Smokey Joe's BBQ (The Dallas Morning News/Hearst Newspapers / Getty Images)

Why the GOP needs a 'secret vegan'

Ashlie D. Stevens
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Paxton’s security travel cost millions

Zach Despart - ProPublica
Donald Trump after stepping off Air Force One at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Oct. 1, 2026. (Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's superpower is fading

Brian Karem
Karl Rove speaks on stage during the "Election 2024" panel for The Atlantic Festival 2024 on September 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)

GOP has a “Nazi” problem, Karl Rove says

Troy Farah
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during a press conference at the Hyatt Centric Congress Avenue on July 22, 2026 in Austin, Texas. The discussion comes as data centers have emerged as a major political issue in Texas, with Gov. Greg Abbott calling for stronger oversight of their expansion. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Dems in Texas are truly competitive

Eleanor Klibanoff - The Texas Tribune
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting on February 23, 2024, in National Harbor, Maryland. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Suing Ken Paxton over abortion access

Shefali Luthra - The 19th
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting on February 23, 2024, in National Harbor, Maryland. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Paxton’s ethical financial dilemma

Zach Despart, Alexandra Glorioso, Kayla Guo - ProPublica
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during a campaign rally as part of his "New American Dream Tour" in Beeville, Texas, on Aug. 22, 2026. (RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

Voters are finally over MAGA corruption

Amanda Marcotte
James Talarico. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images )

Talarico floods Texas airwaves

Gabby Birenbaum - The Texas Tribune
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during a press conference at the Hyatt Centric Congress Avenue on July 22, 2026 in Austin, Texas. The discussion comes as data centers have emerged as a major political issue in Texas, with Gov. Greg Abbott calling for stronger oversight of their expansion. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

How Paxton, Talarico differ on God

Ellie Ashby - The Texas Tribune
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during a press conference at the Hyatt Centric Congress Avenue on July 22, 2026 in Austin, Texas. The discussion comes as data centers have emerged as a major political issue in Texas, with Gov. Greg Abbott calling for stronger oversight of their expansion. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Talarico leads Paxton in new poll

Gabby Birenbaum - The Texas Tribune
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting on February 23, 2024, in National Harbor, Maryland. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Talarico: Paxton committed voter fraud

Zach Despart - The Texas Tribune
A women's health clinic chain in Houston was shut down while its founder Maria Margarita Rojas becomes the first person charged under the state's new near total abortion ban. A civil case overturned the clinics' closings, but the criminal case against Rojas continues. (Jon Shapley / Houston Chronicle / Getty Images)

Court: TX didn't prove abortion claims

CK Smith
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Dems want Ken Paxton election probe

Zach Despart - ProPublica
Ken Paxton (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Suing Biden fueled Paxton’s rise

Eleanor Klibanoff - The Texas Tribune
Senator Ted Cruz speaks during a campaign event on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Houston. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Cruz warns Talarico has "real chance"

Renzo Downey - The Texas Tribune
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting on February 23, 2024, in National Harbor, Maryland. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Paxton may have violated election law

Zach Despart - ProPublica
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, speaks in Dallas on Dec. 19, 2025. (Omar Vega/Getty Images)

Can anyone win in Texas?

Kayla Guo - The Texas Tribune
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at a town hall on June 7, 2026 in Portland, Maine. (Laura Brett/Getty Images)

Why do scandal-plagued candidates win?

Charlie Hunt - The Conversation
Democratic Texas State Rep. James Talarico launches his campaign for the U.S. Senate on Sept. 9, 2025, in Round Rock, Texas. ( Brandon Bell/Getty Images))

Texas PAC targets squeamish Republicans

Kayla Guo - The Texas Tribune
Ken Paxton, the Texas GOP Senate nominee, has a long list of scandals (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images)

Texas shows the rot is deeper than Trump

Heather Digby Parton
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