Trump Makes Third Texas Trip for Paxton, Per CBS News

“CBS News reports President Trump made a third trip to Texas to campaign for Ken Paxton. Lola Cruz is live on location.” — Hank Ledger, on air

On air: Hank Ledger on The Recap
Published 7:32 PM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

At a glance

First reported by CBS News: “Why Trump is worried about Texas as he makes third trip to state before midterms”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 7:32 PM ET on The Recap, by Hank Ledger.
Topics: Paxton, Texas, CBS, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: BKV Surges on Hyperscaler-Backed Texas Power Equipment Deal (October 7).

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CBS NewsWhy Trump is worried about Texas as he makes third trip to state before midterms

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCBS News reports President Trump made a third trip to Texas to campaign for Ken Paxton. Lola Cruz is live on location.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentHank, I'm outside a Texas rally site. CBS says Paxton faces a tight Senate race, with midterms twenty-seven days away.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentCBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns reports that this is Trump's third Texas trip before the midterms.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentThat is a lot of frequent flyer miles for a state people called safe.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentThe temperature is ninety degrees, the brisket smoke is thick, and a seagull has followed me from Long Beach. Eight hundred miles inland. #$%&! persistent.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentMarkets, for the record, aren't reacting. This is strictly politics, and I have survived war zones with less barbecue sauce on my shoes.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThank you, Lola. Please keep the seagull away from the brisket. We'll be right back.