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Cook Political Report: Texas Senate race a 'toss up,' Texas governor leans right
The Texas U.S. Senate race is now a toss-up, and the governor's race has shifted to leans right from previously solid Republican categories according to the Cook Political Report analysis.
Attorney General Ken Paxton is trailing Democratic State Representative James Talarico in the Senate race.
Governor Greg Abbott is statistically tied in some polls with Democratic State Representative Gina Hinojosa for the first time in his career.
Paxton's Senate race struggles may limit his appeal to partisan voters, making him the lesser of two evils, while Abbott, despite challenges, is likely to outpace Paxton.