New polling in Texas shows a close U.S. Senate race between Democrat James Talarico and Republican incumbent Ken Paxton. The Hill reports three recently released polls indicate the contest remains competitive statewide, including findings that Talarico holds a slight lead in at least one poll by the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas.

CBS News frames the race as a toss-up, highlighting comments from both Texas Republican Party chair D’rinda Randall and Texas Democratic Party chair Kendall Scudder. Breitbart, by contrast, emphasizes results from a poll that it says gives Paxton a narrow advantage. Overall, the outlets agree that support is shifting within a small margin, making the race among the more closely watched in the 2026 midterm cycle.