Sept. 26, 2026, 7:55 a.m. ET
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico seems to have taken his debate problem straight to his opponent’s voicemail.
In a 40-second video posted to X on Sept. 25, Talarico calls Republican Ken Paxton, however the name apparently goes to voicemail — Paxton doesn’t seem to reply. The voicemail comes after Talarico stated he would debate Paxton on Fox Information in a earlier interview at The Texas Tribune Pageant.
“Texans begin voting in lower than a month and so they deserve to listen to from each of us earlier than they do,” Talarico stated within the voicemail. “We’ve not heard from you and we’re working out of time.”
Talarico has beforehand stated Fox Information would offer a “protected house” for Paxton and proposed debating with Bret Baier as moderator.
USA TODAY has reached out to the Paxton marketing campaign to ask whether or not he’ll settle for Talarico’s debate problem however has not acquired a response.
It is usually unclear whether or not Paxton has agreed to take part in some other debates. WFAA reported Sept. 22 that station administration had been in touch with the Paxton marketing campaign for weeks to rearrange a possible debate, however the marketing campaign had not responded to messages since Aug. 24.
Paxton continues ‘Defending the Texas Promise’ tour
In the meantime, Paxton is scheduled to carry his “Defending the Texas Promise” tour to El Paso on Wednesday, Sept. 30, with Brandon Herrera becoming a member of him. Herrera is the Republican nominee for Texas’ twenty third Congressional District, which incorporates El Paso, and is a gun-rights advocate and YouTuber recognized on-line as “The AK Man.”
The tour promotes Paxton’s financial plan designed to extend affordability, a problem that has risen to the highest of most Texas voters’ listing of priorities. Paxton says the plan would put hundreds of {dollars} again in Texans’ pockets.
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