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Upper house of the Texas Legislature
The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas Legislature, with the Texas House of Representatives functioning as the lower house. Together, they form a bicameral system for the state legislature of Texas. The Senate has meetings at the Texas State Capitol in Austin for several occasions, such as budgeting, lawmaking, addressing important issues, or joint sessions.
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Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the 51st attorney general of Texas since 2015. He is the Republican Party nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in Texas.
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Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.
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Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton told a private fundraiser that President Donald Trump's midterm convention hurt the party's candidates, according to leaked audio from the event.
Embattled Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton is reportedly blaming President Donald Trump’s controversial midterms political convention for hurting his already troubled campaign.
In audio obtained by The New York Times, Texas AG Ken Paxton says the GOP's midterm conventions hurt his campaign.