Bush family royalty backs Democrat in battle to flip Texas blue
Topics: 2026 Midterm ElectionsTexas Politics
2 outlets (Fox News and CBS News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “Texas”. Distinct wording: Fox News uses “Democrat” and “royalty”; CBS News uses “Talarico” and “between”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- Fox News reports: “Barbara Bush donated $2,500 to a PAC supporting James Talarico's Texas Senate race against Ken Paxton, using her real name in public FEC filings.”
- CBS News reports: “With two weeks to the midterm elections, President Trump rejected worries about a tough year for Republicans ahead of a campaign trip to Kansas. Nancy Cordes reports.”
Read the full coverage
- Fox News: Bush family royalty backs Democrat in battle to flip Texas blue
- CBS News: Texas Senate race close to tied between James Talarico, Ken Paxton, CBS News poll finds
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