Paxton ends campaign at the Alamo
The gist
Ken Paxton will end his Senate campaign with an 18-day bus tour at the Alamo.
The toss-up Texas race's closing stretch runs into early voting.
How it unfolded
- Oct 9, 2026Paxton, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, enters the stage at the Texas Youth Summit in The Woodlands.
- Oct 14, 2026The Texas Tribune reports Paxton's campaign plans an 18-day "Come and Take It" bus tour with more than 30 stops, starting Saturday in Rockwall and ending at the Alamo on the eve of Election Day.
- Oct 15, 2026At a Fort Worth CNN town hall, Democrat James Talarico says he does not want people to vote solely against Paxton and calls the attorney general "the most corrupt politician in Texas"; Paxton was invited but did not attend.