Choosin' Texas with Bobby Pulido

Texas's Latino and working-class voter defections from Trump are making red-state Senate, governor, and House races unexpectedly competitive five weeks out.

• Paxton race spending war: Senate Republican PACs plan roughly $200M total against James Talarico, who leads in polling; a new Dem super PAC 'Texas Forever' just launched, while Talarico publicly challenged Paxton to a Fox News debate.
• Abbott's data-center flip: Facing a tighter-than-expected governor's race against Gina Hinojosa, Abbott imposed a data-center permit moratorium after previously courting AI investment, amid grid-capacity backlash.

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