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The latest: ICE assault allegation, Texas Senate, airline cuts
The district attorney's allegations involve the homeowner's daughter as well; elsewhere tonight, Albania's protests escalate, and American Airlines cuts three routes.
On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN TonightPublished
At a glance
- First reported by The New York Times: “Election Dispatches: Texas Senate Race Tightens, Polls Show, Even as Talarico Keeps His Edge”.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 7:32 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Texas Senate, James Talarico, ICE.
- BBN covered this story before: Texas Senate race limps toward finish line, with $500 million spent (October 14).
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What BBN said about it
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIn other news, the New York Times says the Texas Senate race is tightening, though Talarico keeps his edge.
The story so far
- Texas Senate Race Quiet, Washington Poll, Ohio Factory Claims · NBC News
- Willie Nelson Backs Talarico in Texas Senate Race · The Washington Times
- Talarico Returns to Texas Senate Trail After 10-Day Absence · The New York Times
- Talarico explains his flu timeline after nine days off the trail · New York Post
- Ken Paxton Partied in Dubai With Fugitives, WSJ Reports · WSJ
- Texas Senate race limps toward finish line, with $500 million spent · Washington Examiner
- The latest: ICE assault allegation, Texas Senate, airline cuts (this story)
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