# Ken Paxton’s last stand at the Alamo in doubt as stunning surge of new Hispanic voters floods Texas polls

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ken-paxtons-last-stand-at-the-alamo-in-doubt-as-stunning-surge-of-new-hispanic-voters-floods-texas-polls/
- Published: 2026-11-01T14:48:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T15:38:28+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16256627/Ken-Paxton-Texas-Alamo-doubt-surge-Hispanic-voters.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Over 763,000 Texans who sat out 2024 have voted early.
- Hispanic voters make up nearly half of that group.
- Polls show a tight Paxton-Talarico Senate race.

## Summary

More than 763,000 Texans who did not vote in the 2024 presidential election have cast early ballots, according to an analysis by Democratic data analyst Tom Bonier. The surge could matter in a close US Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico, with more than 367,000 of the new early voters identifying as Hispanic.

Bonier’s earlier figures found that 39 per cent of those Hispanic voters were under 30. Hispanic voters had shifted towards Donald Trump in 2024, particularly in the Rio Grande Valley, but the article suggests some may now be reacting to the administration’s immigration policies. Paxton also appears to have dropped a planned Alamo campaign stop; the site’s rules prohibit political advocacy gatherings, though it has a restricted free-speech zone. Polls cited in the article differ: one put Paxton ahead by one point, while a CNN/SSRS poll had Talarico ahead by six; the race is rated a toss-up.

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