Texas Senate Race Heats Up as Democratic Nominee Targets Elon Musk in New Ad

Texas Senate race: New Talarico ad rips Elon Musk 'dark money' push. James Talarico 's campaign hit back at Elon Musk Thursday, calling the 2026 election cycle's top spender out for his cash infusion in the Texas Senate race amid an ongoing feud between the Democratic nominee and the world's richest man. A video posted by the Talarico campaign's account on X Thursday of a new ad targets Musk for his record spending in favor of Republican nominee Ken Paxton, telling him "Texas is not for sale." "Do you keep seeing these attack ads against James Talarico? Look a little closer. The same super PACs are paying for nearly all of them," the video's narrator intones.