Dallas Cowboys legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy White has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state’s consequential U.S. Senate race.
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"Ken Paxton will get in there and get things done.
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He’s not afraid," White told OutKick in an exclusive interview.
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"That’s one thing I really like about Ken.
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He will get in there and say what needs to be said.
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He doesn’t hold back.
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He tells the truth.
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He’s not trying to win a popularity contest when he’s working.
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It’s what’s right for the people."
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White said his endorsement grew out of his personal relationship with Paxton and their shared work on issues involving children and the opioid crisis.
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"I got to know Ken as a person, and I think he is a super person," White said.
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"I like his attitude, the things that he does, the way he does them.
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White highlighted Paxton’s support for the National Child Identification Program, which provides parents with kits to preserve their children’s fingerprints, DNA and other identifying information at home.
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Paxton previously joined a coalition supporting federal funding for the program, while White has served as one of its Hall of Fame ambassadors.
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"He is a big supporter of the Child ID program, which is something I’m a big supporter of — helping kids," White said.
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White also lost his son-in-law to an accidental opioid overdose, a personal tragedy that prompted him to become an advocate for drug-awareness initiatives.
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In 2024, White joined Paxton and Texas parents who had lost children to fentanyl-laced drugs in a public service announcement released by the attorney general’s office.
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"This opioid stuff — I lost a son-in-law to opioids, accidental," White said.
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"He’s been right on top of that ever since that happened.
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Everything he does is kind of the way I think it should be done."
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White drew a stark contrast between Paxton and Talarico, whom he said he does not trust.
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"I know Ken Paxton," White said.
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"I know he’s going to do what he says he’s going to do.
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I know he’s going to go to work every day, and he’s going to help the people of Texas.
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This other guy, I don’t know him.
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But I hear what he says, and it’s different from what I believe."
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Asked whether he considered Talarico "too woke," White answered, "Yes."
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"I don’t want to go into each specific thing, but, yeah, he’s different than what I think is right," White said.
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"If this guy gets elected in Texas, I’m going to pull my hair out, and I don’t have many left.
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So, we’ve got to get out and vote so this doesn’t happen."
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White specifically cited transgender participation in girls’ sports and access to girls’ bathrooms among the issues on which he disagreed with Democrats and Talarico.
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Talarico voted against Republican-backed restrictions on transgender athletes while serving in the Texas House.
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In September, however, he told Fox News that he would "oppose trans athletes playing in girls’ sports if it risks safety or fairness."
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Talarico later said his position had not changed, arguing that he opposes a blanket statewide prohibition and believes local education and sports officials should make decisions on an athlete-by-athlete and sport-by-sport basis.
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White said Talarico’s recent comments reinforced his doubts about the Democrat.
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"I think that’s a sign that we can’t trust him," White said.
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"He’s going to go with the way the wind flows, whatever he feels like is the best thing for him and what his goals are.
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We don’t need somebody like that.
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"We need somebody like Ken Paxton who is going to stick to his guns, who is not afraid to stand up for what he believes is right."
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Talarico's office has not responded to a request for comment.
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