Paxton Calls Talarico Inconsistent on Positions While Talarico Highlights Recent Shifts on Border and Guns

Republican Texas Senate nominee Ken Paxton said Democratic candidate James Talarico holds inconsistent and unusual positions during an interview with the Daily Caller News Foundation on June 27 at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Conference in Washington, D.C. "We have a saying in Austin. We call it weird.

Well this guy’s weird. He added that Talarico traveled to San Francisco to raise money and that those donors were not aligned with Texas voters. " Paxton responded that scripture shows God is expressed in three forms in the Trinity.

He appeared on the Joe Rogan podcast and the Late Show With Stephen Colbert to present a moderate image. " Paxton noted that Talarico raised $11 million through ActBlue in one month. He said his team was suspicious of the funds given past issues with the platform’s compliance.

Paxton defeated incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn by 28 percentage points in a May 2026 runoff despite being outspent roughly 15 to 1 in a $120 million race. President Donald Trump endorsed Paxton one week before that runoff.

Paxton was impeached in 2023 and acquitted on all charges.