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“Texas delivered another stunning moment, with James Talarico defeating Ken Paxton for the Senate.”

“Among the notable races, Democrat Dr Annie Andrews won the Senate race in South Carolina, a seat held by Republicans since 1998; Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s gubernatorial race to become the first Black woman to be a governor in the US, and…”

“James Talarico, a progressive Democratic newcomer, defeated Ken Paxton , the state’s conservative attorney general, in Texas’s Senate race, ending Republicans’ 38-year streak.”

“Talarico’s breakthrough, defeating the scandal-plagued, Trump-endorsed Republican, Ken Paxton, helped power Democrats to retake control of the US Senate.”

“James Talarico Democratic nominee for US Senate in Texas Could Texas finally flip – and could it be a theological Democrat – who does it?”

“And in Texas, Democrats are betting on James Talarico, the state lawmaker who has surged in the polls, to defeat Ken Paxton, the scandal-plagued Republican attorney general.”

“As the race entered its final lap, national Republicans realised that Paxton’s vulnerability risked forfeiting a seat crucial to maintaining their narrow Senate majority.”

“James Talarico, a state representative, is trying to best Republican Ken Paxton, a former state attorney general, to become the state’s first Democratic senator in over 30 years.”

“In the last year, Texas attorney general Ken Paxton, who is currently tied in the Senate race against Democrat James Talarico, sued to shut down the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights group.”

“James Talarico, a 37-year-old state representative and former public school teacher who preaches a gospel of social justice, is taking on Republican state attorney general Ken Paxton in the most expensive Senate race in history.”

“This year, the state’s Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton, faces Democrat James Talarico in a closely watched Senate race, while the Republican governor, Greg Abbott, is seeking re-election against Democrat Gina Hinojosa.”

“Musk’s Pac has spent the most in his home state of Texas, where a closely fought Senate contest between Democratic candidate James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton has turned into the most expensive race of the midterms.”

“Tom Phillips, chief justice of Texas supreme court, endorses James Talarico in Senate race Tom Phillips, a longtime chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court and a staunch Republican, endorsed Democrat James Talarico in the Texas Senate race on Monday.”

“The Presbyterian seminarian’s insurgent run against Texas attorney general Ken Paxton – a staunch ally of Donald Trump – has become one of the most closely watched races in next month’s midterm elections to decide control of Congress.”

“Neil Bush, a son of former president George HW Bush and a lifelong Republican, announced on Tuesday that he crossed party lines to vote for James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas.”

“In the critical US Senate race, which could determine which party holds the upper chamber during Trump’s final two years in office, 58% of likely Latino voters intend to back the Democratic candidate James Talarico, while only 33% support the scandal-ridden…”

“Depending how you look at the situation, it is either predictable that Ken Paxton, Texas’s attorney general and Republican candidate for US Senate, is struggling in the polls – or impressive that he is not doing worse.”

“Donald Trump has accused fellow Republicans of “doing everything possible to make it hard” for Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee in the Texas Senate race.”

“Talarico and the Republican nominee, Ken Paxton, are locked in a competitive race to become Texas’s next US senator, with most recent polls showing Talarico with a narrow lead over Paxton.”

“At least 14 Democratic clergy members are running in the midterms across a dozen states, including fellow Texan James Talarico, a Presbyterian seminarian running for US Senate against the state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton.”

“In deep red Texas the focus has been on the Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, but more recently the party’s candidate for governor, Gina Hinojosa, has turned heads, too.”

“Donald Trump’s latest campaign rally was rocked by repeated protests on Wednesday as the US president urged Texas voters to back embattled Senate candidate Ken Paxton.”

“Earlier this year, Trump chose Paxton to run against Talarico, a political newcomer who Democrats hope will flip Texas’s longtime red senate seat to blue in the midterm elections next month.”

“How Pulido fares in the November midterm elections could have ripple effects for fellow Democrat James Talarico’s currently neck-and-neck fight for a US Senate seat against the state’s scandal-ridden Republican attorney general Ken Paxton.”