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Senate GOP smashing political spending records in Texas with ad-buying binge for Ken Paxton
With the Senate GOP majority hinging on a red Texas, Republicans spent an eye-popping $122 million in September to support nominee Ken Paxton. But the polls have hardly budged.
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