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Story summary
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsed Attorney General Ken Paxton over Democrat James Talarico in the 2026 Senate race.
- Chamber executive Neil Bradley said Paxton opposes federal overreach and preserves Texas’s low-tax environment.
- Decision Desk HQ called the race a coin flip, giving James Talarico a 54 % chance.
- Talarico highlighted Paxton’s 2023 impeachment by the Texas House and Senate acquittal.
- Audio captured Paxton saying his GOP convention appearance “dropped our numbers.”