Trump Stumps for Paxton in Texas as Senate Race Polls Show Dead Heat
Trump schedules two midterm rallies in Corpus Christi and Lubbock, endorsing Ken Paxton for Senate in a contest tied at 49-49.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump announced a two-stop campaign swing through Texas, endorsing Attorney General Ken Paxton for the U.S. Senate and claiming he won the state three times by the highest vote in its history.
Trump said Paxton “is the Best Attorney General in the History of Texas, and will be an incredible Senator,” framing the endorsement as part of a broader midterm push that also includes stops in Mississippi and Ohio, according to spacecitydaily.
The rallies target two cities where Republican turnout could prove decisive. Trump scheduled appearances in Corpus Christi at 2 p.m. Central Time and at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center at 6 p.m. Central Time, according to fox4news. Organizers confirmed the Lubbock venue at 1501 Mac Davis Lane but had not released the specific location for the Corpus Christi afternoon rally, according to fox4news.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Heading to Corpus Christi, and then Lubbock, Texas. I won Texas all three times, by the Highest Vote in the History of the State. Such an Honor! Great Spirit. Ken Paxton is the Best Attorney General in the History of Texas, and will be an incredible Senator! Trump” on October 27, 2026 at 11:30 AM ET.
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The Texas swing replaced an earlier itinerary. Trump had originally planned to rally in Waco that evening before organizers canceled the stop and substituted Corpus Christi, according to spacecitydaily. The Trump 47 Committee then announced the two-city schedule as part of a final-week midterm push, according to spacecitydaily.
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Paxton, the sitting Texas attorney general, faces Democrat James Talarico in a contest that recent polls show effectively tied. A Fox News poll released October 21 showed both candidates at 49 percent among likely Texas voters, a shift from Talarico’s earlier 51-49 advantage in the previous Fox News survey, according to spacecitydaily. Polls from the University of Houston, Marist, and the UT Texas Politics Project all placed the margin within a few points, according to spacecitydaily.
Talarico planned his own competing West Texas swing the same day. His campaign released a three-city itinerary: a noon meet-and-greet in Midland, a 2:30 p.m. event in Amarillo, and a 7 p.m. rally in Lubbock — one hour after Trump’s scheduled remarks across town, according to fox4news. Paxton ran a separate statewide “Come and Take It” campaign tour with stops in Amarillo, Abilene, Beaumont, Houston, and Fort Worth through October 31, according to fox4news.
The stakes extend beyond Texas. The outcome of the Senate race could help determine which party controls the upper chamber after the midterms, and both national parties have invested heavily in the contest, according to fox4news. Vice President JD Vance planned a separate rally in Weatherford, Texas, on October 29 as part of that broader Republican effort, according to foxsportsradio.iheart.
For Texas voters, the overlapping rallies compress the final stretch of the campaign into a single high-intensity week. Early voting in the state runs through Friday, October 30, and Election Day falls on Tuesday, November 3, according to spacecitydaily. The compressed timeline leaves little room for either campaign to shift momentum, making direct voter contact at rallies and early-voting sites the primary battleground.
Texas voters will next weigh in at the polls on November 3, and neither party has announced expectations for when results will be called. Paxton and Talarico each plan additional campaign stops through the end of early voting on October 30, according to fox4news.
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