Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is warning that a tidal wave of out-of-state liberal money is being deployed to flip a U.S. Senate seat in deep-red Texas by propping up Democrat James Talarico.
According to The Gateway Pundit, Paxton, now the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, argues that Democrat donors in California and other left-leaning enclaves are effectively trying to install one of their own in the Lone Star State. During a recent interview, Paxton accused California Democrats of attempting to buy yet another Senate seat, this time far from their own borders.
California is trying to elect their third senator, and its James Talarico, Paxton said.
Paxton contends that Talaricos campaign is being fueled by a donor class that has little connection to Texas values or priorities.
I would bet at least a third or more of his money, maybe half, has come in from the state of California, he continued. Its California, New York, Chicago, not as much Texas.
The financial disparity is stark, with Talarico having amassed an eye-popping $72 million since the beginning of 2025, compared with approximately $16.8 million raised by Paxton through his campaign and joint fundraising committees. Paxton has stressed that he entered the general-election phase at a severe financial disadvantage after enduring a bruising three-month Republican runoff against longtime RINO Senator John Cornyn.
As of June 1, I had zero dollars, Paxton said. He had already raised over $30 million. Campaign-finance reporting confirms that Talarico has relied significantly more on donors outside Texas than Paxton, underscoring the nationalized nature of the Democrats operation.
Fox News reviewed FEC records and found that in a late first-quarter stretch, about half of Talaricos haul came from outside Texas.
Donors in California and New York alone dumped more than $1.3 million on him in six weeks, while Paxton, in the same window, raised most of his money from Texans.
That contrast has fueled conservative criticism that Talarico is running as a cultural Texan while being politically indebted to coastal elites.
Thats the game. Talarico campaigns as an eighth-generation Texan while Silicon Valley and the blue-state donor class treat him like their new pet project.
The role of left-wing billionaires has become a particular flashpoint in the race. LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, who is connected to Jeffrey Epstein, has poured $11.5 million into Lone Star Rising, the super PAC boosting Talarico, meaning one California-tied billionaire is writing checks larger than entire Texas campaigns.
Approximately 55 percent of Talaricos itemized contributions came from Texas, compared with 83 percent of Paxtons, highlighting the Republicans stronger in-state support base.
California and New York were the two largest sources of Talaricos disclosed out-of-state contributions, reinforcing Paxtons charge that liberal strongholds are trying to reshape Texas politics from afar.
Talaricos national liberal fundraising machine has allowed the Democrat to blanket Texas with campaign propaganda at a scale Paxtons team could not initially match.
By late August, his campaign had reportedly spent more than $25 million on advertising since Paxton secured the Republican nomination, saturating television and digital platforms across the state.
But the cavalry is beginning to arrive for Paxton as conservative heavyweights mobilize to counter the lefts spending blitz.
President Donald Trump has thrown his full political weight behind the America First attorney general and has pledged to campaign aggressively in Texas.
Were working very hard. We want to win that race, Trump told reporters before traveling to Houston for a Republican National Committee fundraising event supporting the GOP ticket.
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, Trump endorsed Paxton during the Republican runoff, describing him as a true MAGA Warrior who has repeatedly fought for Texas and the America First movement.
Following Paxtons crushing victory over Cornyn, Trump promised to hold big, beautiful rallies for the Republican nominee as he battles Talarico in the general election.
Elon Musk is now jumping into the fight as well, signaling that influential figures on the right are prepared to contest the Democrats financial advantage.
Musks America PAC has spent $247,595 since August 20 to boost Paxtons campaign, the super PACs largest expenditure for any candidate in its first major spending wave of the 2026 midterms.
The money reportedly went toward printed campaign materials, including direct mail, door hangers, postcards, canvassing literature, and yard signs, aimed at energizing grassroots conservative voters.
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, conservative commentator Jesse Kelly and BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales warned that Talarico was flooding Texas television with advertisements financed in part by donations from California, New York, and other liberal states. Paxton remains confident that Texas voters will reject the Democrats attempt to purchase the seat with a massive national fundraising machine, betting that Texans will side with a candidate backed primarily by their neighbors rather than by coastal progressives.
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