Today Explained travels to Texas to examine the 2026 Senate race between Democrat James Talarico, a Presbyterian seminarian and former schoolteacher leading in most polls, and incumbent Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has not lost a statewide race despite impeachment, securiti
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