3 outlets · filed 18 October 2026
In tight Texas Senate race, Trump's immigration crackdown tests Republicans' hold on voters
The race between Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton is hotly contested and enormously expensive, with total ad spending topping $500 million.
The Hill
What the coverage shows
The New York Times frames the story around Republican ad spending in Senate races and says the party is vastly outspending Democrats there. The Hill diverges sharply, using its headline and extract to focus on the Mississippi Senate race and a conversation with Scott Colom about campaigning with Pete Buttigieg; that is the only outlet here to foreground that angle.
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