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Texas pitch: investment, border and crime wins, Senate seat in play

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces a midterm race that could determine Senate control, as Trump touts investments and border security gains in the state.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on BBN This Morning
Published 8:45 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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First reported by TheBlaze: “Investments, strong border, lower crime, OH MY! Trump secures major wins for Texas ahead of the midterms”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 8:45 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Texas, Maine Senate, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: Texas Tribune: Talarico returns after flu absence; Maine polls still… (October 10).

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TheBlazeInvestments, strong border, lower crime, OH MY! Trump secures major wins for Texas ahead of the midterms

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThree weeks from the midterms, TheBlaze says President Trump is pitching Texas on investment, a stronger border and lower crime, with the state key to Republicans holding the Senate.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo Texas is the whole ballgame, and nobody sold me a self-stirring whisk to calm down.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe whisk went for my tie.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd that's the only campaign I trust to stay on message.

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