October 16, 2026 Cookies, liquor and mocking Nazis fuel final stretch in fiery Texas House race Katy Padilla Stout's Texas Democratic campaign reported over $4,300 in cookies, beer and wine and Mexican restaurant spending, according to FEC records.
October 16, 2026 Texas Democrat backtracks after bizarre Nazi remark during heated congressional debate Democrat congressional candidate Katy Padilla Stout apologizes for misspeaking after criticizing Republican opponent Brandon Herrera for "making fun of Nazis" during a debate in Texas' 23rd Congressional District (Credit: WOAI).
October 16, 2026 Black civic group blasts Talarico campaign over canceled event: ‘Deeply disappointed’ James Talarico faces frustration from Black voter groups over a canceled event and questions about whether his $25 million outreach pledge is real.
October 16, 2026 Texas woman sentenced to 7 years in prison, annual jail time during probation for deadly DUI crash Lynlee Pollis, who was sentenced to prison in a deadly DUI crash, must return to jail for 15 days each year on dates tied to the victims' birthdays and the anniversary of 2023 crash in Dallas.
October 15, 2026 Talarico dismisses past comments about God and gender as 'provocative' while invoking Charlie Kirk James Talarico faced a Christian voter at a CNN town hall who questioned his faith over past comments calling God "non-binary" and citing the Bible.
October 14, 2026 Vance takes aim at soft-on-crime Dems as GOP faces uphill midterm battle: ‘Lost their minds’ JD Vance rallied for Ken Paxton in Tyler, Texas, while taking aim at Democrats over Somali gang violence in Minnesota and spiking gas prices.
October 13, 2026 Musician Kacey Musgraves condemns Columbus as 'the lamest person to probably ever exist' Kacey Musgraves blasted Christopher Columbus onstage in Texas and also recently hosted Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico at a concert.
October 13, 2026 New evidence debunks Talarico psych hospital rumor after ‘mind-numbing malpractice’ fuels firestorm James Talarico's campaign provided security footage to debunk the Ohio rehab rumor, but critics ask why the evidence wasn't released sooner.
October 12, 2026 Texas hiker found dead after going missing in Great Smoky Mountains, family says Sahil Jilani's phone, keys, and clothes were found near Abrams Falls before dive teams recovered his body in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains.
October 11, 2026 Ken Paxton slams opponent James Talarico over campaign absence Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton discusses his neck-and-neck Senate race against Democrat James Talarico on 'The Big Weekend Show.'
