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Crockett leads Talarico in Democratic Senate primary, per new poll

On the Republican side, Paxton and Cornyn lead Hunt, but no candidate has enough support to avoid a runoff.

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U.S. Rep. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Jasmine Crockett" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/08/jasmine-crockett-texas-senate-2026-democratic-primary" data-vars-content-id="b7fff818-df4e-41be-a57b-c7677c64d750" data-vars-headline="Crockett leads Talarico in Democratic Senate primary, per new poll" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/08/jasmine-crockett-texas-senate-2026-democratic-primary" target="_self">Jasmine Crockett</a> (D-Dallas) leads state Rep. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="James Talarico" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/02/11/talarico-crockett-us-senate-texas-advertising" data-vars-content-id="b7fff818-df4e-41be-a57b-c7677c64d750" data-vars-headline="Crockett leads Talarico in Democratic Senate primary, per new poll" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/02/11/talarico-crockett-us-senate-texas-advertising" target="_self">James Talarico</a> (D-Austin) for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, according to a small survey of 350 registered voters taken before Talarico&#x27;s viral interview with late-night host <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Stephen Colbert" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/17/colbert-cbs-talarico-interview-fcc-trump-carr" data-vars-content-id="b7fff818-df4e-41be-a57b-c7677c64d750" data-vars-headline="Crockett leads Talarico in Democratic Senate primary, per new poll" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/17/colbert-cbs-talarico-interview-fcc-trump-carr" target="_self">Stephen Colbert</a>. Why it matters: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Democratic race" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/10/texas-senate-talarico-crockett-race-identity" data-vars-content-id="b7fff818-df4e-41be-a57b-c7677c64d750" data-vars-headline="Crockett leads Talarico in Democratic Senate primary, per new poll" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/10/texas-senate-talarico-crockett-race-identity" target="_self">Democratic race</a> features two rising stars in the party with contrasting styles and messages. The winner will set the tone for the party in a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Texas midterm election" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/02/24/texas-democrat-primary-turnout-high" data-vars-content-id="b7fff818-df4e-41be-a57b-c7677c64d750" data-vars-headline="Crockett leads Talarico in Democratic Senate primary, per new poll" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/02/24/texas-democrat-primary-turnout-high" target="_self">Texas midterm election</a> with nearly every statewide office on the ballot.

More Democratic ballots cast than Republican in Texas primaries

Democratic voter enthusiasm during the primary could signal high Democratic turnout for the general election.

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More Texas voters are turning out to cast ballots in the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Democratic primary" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/12/08/texas-primary-election-paxton-cornyn-crockett-talarico" data-vars-content-id="45746767-4792-49dc-9cdc-45eb29f873fd" data-vars-headline="More Democratic ballots cast than Republican in Texas primaries" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/12/08/texas-primary-election-paxton-cornyn-crockett-talarico" target="_self">Democratic primary</a> than the Republican primary during early voting.Why it matters: Primaries tend to attract the most dedicated voters. High Democratic turnout in March could signal greater Democratic turnout in the November midterm election.

How "Landman" has been a boon to TCU

The Paramount show's second season uses the university as a backdrop.

Rich people, oil money and college freshmen — what could possibly go wrong?<ul><li>Taylor Sheridan&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="&quot;Landman&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/08/13/fort-worth-film-paramount-taylor-sheridan-landman" data-vars-content-id="e9b0119e-6f80-4612-8f9e-7719f4dccda8" data-vars-headline="How &quot;Landman&quot; has been a boon to TCU" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/08/13/fort-worth-film-paramount-taylor-sheridan-landman" target="_self">&quot;Landman&quot;</a> has given Texas Christian University free publicity by using the school as a backdrop for the chaos and conflict of its second season.</li></ul>

Waymo launches driverless car service in Dallas

The coverage area and ridership are limited for now.

Driverless Waymo rides have <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="started in Dallas" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/11/18/waymos-driverless-cars-to-hit-dallas-roads-soon" data-vars-content-id="f1827bd4-03b2-46ab-9bc4-dc0976c76193" data-vars-headline="Waymo launches driverless car service in Dallas" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/11/18/waymos-driverless-cars-to-hit-dallas-roads-soon" target="_self">started in Dallas</a>, with limited ridership at first. Why it matters: Waymo&#x27;s debut turns futuristic tech into a commuting option, moving the technology past its testing phase and into daily life.

Death cafes growing in popularity in Dallas

There are now several death cafes and end-of-life planning parties every month across Dallas-Fort Worth.

More people are gathering with groups of strangers to share tea and cake and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="talk about dying" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/02/27/how-to-talk-grief" data-vars-content-id="2950fb19-2632-49a6-a456-f8a109d9f699" data-vars-headline="Death cafes growing in popularity in Dallas" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/02/27/how-to-talk-grief" target="_self">talk about dying</a>.Why it matters: Death — and the grief that follows — is inevitable.

Why film productions are picking Texas

"Big-time studios are calling us," says Chase Musslewhite, co-founder of the nonprofit Media for Texas.

Production companies are coming to Texas to film and are sticking around for future projects, per Dallas-based nonprofit <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Media for Texas" data-vars-click-url="https://mediafortexas.com/" data-vars-content-id="d2f3fa18-4416-44d7-b725-20c546e5448e" data-vars-headline="Why film productions are picking Texas" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://mediafortexas.com/" target="_blank">Media for Texas</a>.Why it matters: For every $1 spent on incentives, Texas sees about $4.69 in economic return, per the state&#x27;s Office of Economic Development and Tourism.

Where to donate and recycle your clutter in North Texas

We took advice from locals and figured out how to dispose of old clothes, electronics and packing materials without sending them to the dump.

It&#x27;s easy to chuck an unwanted item or <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="food container" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/01/02/how-reduce-texas-food-waste-households-holidays" data-vars-content-id="1597d92b-676d-4bf5-ac29-93aa775f040b" data-vars-headline="Where to donate and recycle your clutter in North Texas" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2024/01/02/how-reduce-texas-food-waste-households-holidays" target="_self">food container</a> into the garbage.<ul><li>Finding a way to reuse or recycle takes time and effort.</li></ul>

How Colossal's technology works

Colossal is using gene editing technology to recreate the DNA of extinct species by modifying the DNA of their closest living relatives.

Researchers at Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences rely on ancient DNA from extinct species and the genome of their closest living relatives to determine how they can be brought back.Why it matters: Gene editing technology is commonly used to treat diseases and modify crops and livestock.<ul><li>Colossal is using the technology to recreate the DNA of extinct species by modifying the DNA of their closest living relatives.</li></ul>State of play: Dallas billionaire Ben Lamm and Harvard geneticist George Church founded Colossal in 2021, aiming to bring back the woolly mammoth.<ul><li>*The company announced last April it had <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="revived the dire wolf" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/04/07/colossal-biosciences-dire-wolf-extinct-austin" data-vars-content-id="e820a1fe-3405-43c6-8eb7-1eebb3f0f15f" data-vars-headline="How Colossal&#x27;s technology works" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/04/07/colossal-biosciences-dire-wolf-extinct-austin" target="_self">revived the dire wolf</a>. The wolves had been extinct for over 12,500 years. </li><li>In September, the lab announced a scientific breakthrough in resurrecting the dodo bird. The company&#x27;s scientists were the first to create primordial germ cells from birds other than chickens and geese.</li></ul>How it works: Gene editing is a cumbersome process that requires a lot of waiting and testing.<ul><li>Scientists <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="edit" data-vars-click-url="https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2024/06/stanford-explainer-crispr-gene-editing-and-beyond" data-vars-content-id="e820a1fe-3405-43c6-8eb7-1eebb3f0f15f" data-vars-headline="How Colossal&#x27;s technology works" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2024/06/stanford-explainer-crispr-gene-editing-and-beyond" target="_blank">edit</a> certain DNA from the living relative to make it match the genome of the extinct species. The hybrid genes are tested to ensure the modifications worked.</li><li>The hybrid cells are then grown into an embryo that is implanted into a surrogate.</li></ul>Case in point: For the extinct dire wolf, Colossal referenced DNA from a tooth and 72,000-year-old skull to modify the DNA of gray wolves and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="recreate the dire wolf genome" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5uCuOwK_VE" data-vars-content-id="e820a1fe-3405-43c6-8eb7-1eebb3f0f15f" data-vars-headline="How Colossal&#x27;s technology works" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5uCuOwK_VE" target="_blank">recreate the dire wolf genome</a>.<ul><li>Colossal&#x27;s dire wolves, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Remus, Romulus and Khaleesi" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH-qb50AGYs" data-vars-content-id="e820a1fe-3405-43c6-8eb7-1eebb3f0f15f" data-vars-headline="How Colossal&#x27;s technology works" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH-qb50AGYs" target="_blank">Remus, Romulus and Khaleesi</a>, are now just over a year old.</li><li>&quot;They&#x27;re hitting all their milestones, so it&#x27;s really sort of a green light for us to start to look at growing the pack now,&quot; says Matt James, Colossal&#x27;s chief animal officer who previously oversaw animal care at the Dallas Zoo.</li></ul>What&#x27;s next: Colossal scientists are now editing DNA from Asian elephants, who are 99.96% similar to woolly mammoths, to recreate mammoth DNA.<ul><li>Climate change and habitat loss may have contributed to the species&#x27; extinction <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="thousands of years ago" data-vars-click-url="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05w9b6b" data-vars-content-id="e820a1fe-3405-43c6-8eb7-1eebb3f0f15f" data-vars-headline="How Colossal&#x27;s technology works" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05w9b6b" target="_blank">thousands of years ago</a>.</li></ul><figure><img alt="Fluffy light brown mouse standing on its hind legs on a wooden platform inside a cage filled with white bedding and toys. The mouse is genetically modified to have the fur of a woolly mammoth. " height="1080" id="60ad2fd2-1eaa-48b5-8012-9a8586bb07b0" src="https://images.axios.com/s5VXCpZpa2H1PaXku6g9z9P2aA8=/2026/02/17/1771368569960.jpeg" width="1920" srcset="https://images.axios.com/KcxVT1OgrLH57NExwaxL-5xAsDI=/51x30:1879x1058/1920x1080/2026/02/17/1771368569960.jpeg?w=1920 1920w, https://images.axios.com/ikxhMvLM8Xla4kZTv8m38JGOZS0=/51x30:1879x1058/1600x900/2026/02/17/1771368569960.jpeg?w=1600 1600w, https://images.axios.com/pRY-9sTwphe5hov6vQZ8diXHRDw=/51x30:1879x1058/1366x768/2026/02/17/1771368569960.jpeg?w=1366 1366w, https://images.axios.com/CG7xFnlqijh5FlIm2L10JZkCqP0=/51x30:1879x1058/1024x576/2026/02/17/1771368569960.jpeg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.axios.com/593RPc2051thMg0dNXzWWKMIAvs=/51x30:1879x1058/768x432/2026/02/17/1771368569960.jpeg?w=768 768w, https://images.axios.com/OOjY16p8-t5h5R44Aznw65UaC0E=/51x30:1879x1058/640x360/2026/02/17/1771368569960.jpeg?w=640 640w, https://images.axios.com/xop6SGA2hYorYAZMTzALm_RE0wA=/51x30:1879x1058/320x180/2026/02/17/1771368569960.jpeg?w=320 320w"/><figcaption>This genetically modified mouse acts like other mice but has the fur of a woolly mammoth. Photo: Tasha Tsiaperas/Axios</figcaption></figure>Reality check: Don&#x27;t expect a woolly mammoth just yet. Scientists are still editing the genome and the species has a two-year gestation period.<ul><li>Colossal is testing its edits on mice — which employees refer to as their &quot;woolly mammoth mice&quot; — to see how the modifications influence their hair color, length and texture.</li></ul>The bottom line: &quot;I sort of think about how one day my daughter could be on a safari-like experience through northern Alaska, seeing mammoth roam again. That would be incredible,&quot; James tells Axios.Read more: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Dallas-based &quot;de-extinction&quot; startup to open biovault in Dubai" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/02/18/dallas-de-extinction-colossal-biosciences-dire-wolf" data-vars-content-id="e820a1fe-3405-43c6-8eb7-1eebb3f0f15f" data-vars-headline="How Colossal&#x27;s technology works" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/02/18/dallas-de-extinction-colossal-biosciences-dire-wolf" target="_self">Dallas-based &quot;de-extinction&quot; startup to open biovault in Dubai</a>

Dallas-based "de-extinction" startup to open biovault in Dubai

Dallas-based "de-extinction" company Colossal Biosciences is banking on the wow factor of raising long-extinct creatures to fund the science that company founders believe is critical to conserving currently endangered species and biodiversity.

Resurrecting dire wolves is pretty darn metal. Hatching new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="dodo birds" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/09/18/one-step-closer-to-bringing-back-extinct-dodo" data-vars-content-id="4bae735a-f6f6-4209-a201-9506a0397c7b" data-vars-headline="Dallas-based &quot;de-extinction&quot; startup to open biovault in Dubai" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/09/18/one-step-closer-to-bringing-back-extinct-dodo" target="_self">dodo birds</a> would make the impossible seem possible. Bringing back the woolly mammoth is cool.Why it matters: Dallas-based &quot;de-extinction&quot; company <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Colossal Biosciences" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/01/15/texas-de-extinction-startup-colossal-200-million" data-vars-content-id="4bae735a-f6f6-4209-a201-9506a0397c7b" data-vars-headline="Dallas-based &quot;de-extinction&quot; startup to open biovault in Dubai" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/01/15/texas-de-extinction-startup-colossal-200-million" target="_self">Colossal Biosciences</a> is banking on the wow factor of raising long-extinct creatures to fund the science that company founders believe is critical to conserving currently endangered species and biodiversity.Driving the news: This month, Colossal announced it is creating a biovault and preservation lab to store frozen tissue and biological samples of 10,000 species inside Dubai&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Museum of the Future" data-vars-click-url="https://museumofthefuture.ae/en" data-vars-content-id="4bae735a-f6f6-4209-a201-9506a0397c7b" data-vars-headline="Dallas-based &quot;de-extinction&quot; startup to open biovault in Dubai" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://museumofthefuture.ae/en" target="_blank">Museum of the Future</a>.<ul><li>Colossal will focus first on collecting samples from the 100 most endangered species worldwide.</li><li>The biovault will open to the public next year.</li></ul>The big picture: Scientists are working in the company&#x27;s Dallas lab to bring back the long-extinct woolly mammoth, dodo bird and the thylacine, best known as the Tasmanian tiger.<ul><li>Their scientific breakthroughs can also help endangered species adapt to a changing climate and reproduce.</li></ul>Flashback: Dallas billionaire Ben Lamm and Harvard geneticist George Church founded Colossal in 2021, aiming to bring back the woolly mammoth.Vibe check: Lamm brings a Silicon Valley startup attitude to serious science. The Dallas headquarters and lab has 170 employees in a multi-story, open space office.<ul><li>Most employees wear Colossal T-shirts covered in dire wolves and lightning bolts, though they&#x27;re not required to wear a uniform.</li><li>In the lab, the scientists wear sleek lab coats over streetwear and stylish glasses instead of bulky goggles.</li></ul><figure><img alt="A photo of the inside of a lab at Colossal Biosciences in Dallas, featuring a person looking into a microscope on the left while two others looking into microscopes on the other side of a window " height="1080" id="de9c490c-a6e2-4670-a145-aef43b8f7ea4" src="https://images.axios.com/MhdLLfwlMMDx5rE5_MYOlfaahTo=/2026/02/17/1771367496488.jpg" width="1920"/><figcaption>An inside look at the Colossal lab where scientists work on embryos. Photo: Courtesy of Colossal Biosciences</figcaption></figure>Follow the money: The United Arab Emirates, where the biovault will be located, invested $60 million in the latest round of funding for Colossal, bringing the total raised by the startup to $615 million.The intrigue: About 30% of Colossal&#x27;s investors come from kids telling their parents about the company after hearing about de-extinction in science class or on TikTok, Lamm tells Axios.Catch up quick: The company announced last April it had <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="revived the dire wolf" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/04/07/colossal-biosciences-dire-wolf-extinct-austin" data-vars-content-id="4bae735a-f6f6-4209-a201-9506a0397c7b" data-vars-headline="Dallas-based &quot;de-extinction&quot; startup to open biovault in Dubai" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/04/07/colossal-biosciences-dire-wolf-extinct-austin" target="_self">revived the dire wolf</a>. The wolves had been extinct for over 12,500 years.<ul><li>In September, the lab announced a scientific breakthrough in resurrecting the dodo bird. The company&#x27;s scientists were the first to create primordial germ cells from birds other than chickens and geese.</li></ul>Reality check: Colossal doesn&#x27;t claim a resurrected species is going to be exactly like it was before.What they&#x27;re saying: Lamm believes investing in the de-extinction technology and research will have a more profound impact on worldwide conservation efforts than the current government models to protect endangered animals.<ul><li>&quot;The U.S. spent tens of billions of dollars across the last few administrations, nothing came off the endangered species list,&quot; Lamm tells Axios.</li></ul>Read more: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="How Colossal&#x27;s technology works" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/02/18/how-colossal-de-extinction-technology-works-dallas" data-vars-content-id="4bae735a-f6f6-4209-a201-9506a0397c7b" data-vars-headline="Dallas-based &quot;de-extinction&quot; startup to open biovault in Dubai" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/02/18/how-colossal-de-extinction-technology-works-dallas" target="_self">How Colossal&#x27;s technology works</a>

9 Republicans, 2 Democrats vie for redrawn Dallas-area congressional seat

The 32nd Congressional District was geographically compact before the unusual mid-decade redistricting process.

Nine Republicans are running for the newly redrawn and more <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="GOP-friendly 32nd Congressional District" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/08/27/dallas-congressional-district-east-texas-redistricting-abbott" data-vars-content-id="0e29083e-9267-494e-9f69-24800329f3cd" data-vars-headline="9 Republicans, 2 Democrats vie for redrawn Dallas-area congressional seat" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/08/27/dallas-congressional-district-east-texas-redistricting-abbott" target="_self">GOP-friendly 32nd Congressional District</a> that now extends from Dallas to East Texas.Why it matters: State lawmakers redrew five congressional districts represented by Democrats to be Republican-leaning in a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new map" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/12/04/supreme-court-rules-texas-gop-redistricting-map" data-vars-content-id="0e29083e-9267-494e-9f69-24800329f3cd" data-vars-headline="9 Republicans, 2 Democrats vie for redrawn Dallas-area congressional seat" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/12/04/supreme-court-rules-texas-gop-redistricting-map" target="_self">new map</a> that is in effect for the March primary elections.

Talarico outspending Crockett in U.S. Senate race

Talarico for TX Senate has spent nearly $7.6 million on advertising since July.

State Rep. James Talarico has spent far more on advertising than his Democratic rival, U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, in the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Democratic primary for U.S. Senate" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/01/25/crockett-talarico-senate-primary-debate" data-vars-content-id="e0ddd3bf-00f9-4113-8838-bc6caec5a7b6" data-vars-headline="Talarico outspending Crockett in U.S. Senate race" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/01/25/crockett-talarico-senate-primary-debate" target="_self">Democratic primary for U.S. Senate</a>. Follow the money: Talarico for TX Senate had spent nearly $7.6 million on advertising since July, as of Tuesday, according to AdImpact data.

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