New Actor: Cruz-Backed Ad Buy Launches for Paxton
Truth and Courage PAC, affiliated with Sen. Ted Cruz, launched a more than $1.7 million ad campaign for Ken Paxton. The spots run on Houston broadcast TV, on Fox News, and during college football games. The ads attack James Talarico over a vote against a bill to bar land purchases by Chinese‑affiliated entities.
It is the first major TV buy backing Paxton in the general election. Until now, Republicans’ televised presence in the race was limited to a roughly $120,000 anti‑Talarico buy concentrated in the Corpus Christi market.
Talarico’s campaign called the new attack false and said he has backed measures to protect Texans from foreign government influence. The buy puts a Cruz‑aligned operation on the Texas airwaves for Paxton after a summer of sparse GOP TV spending.
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