Paxton, whose campaign has long been dogged by his personal controversies, reported raising $9.3 million in his most recent quarterly report to the Federal Election Commission with an overall cumulative total of $16.8 million raised, per an analysis from the Texas Tribune.

The events in question took place at the security checkpoint of a Collin County courthouse. Mr. Joplin had left his Montblanc pen in a security bin. Mr. Paxton spotted the pen — worth around $1,000 — and took it as he passed through security soon after.

President Donald Trump is being sent to Texas, a reliably Republican state, to stump for his Senate pick. Republicans have grown increasingly frustrated with Trump-endorsed Ken Paxton, the state’s scandal-ridden attorney general whom Trump endorsed over incumbent Sen.

Will the Senate candidates ever face off on a debate stage? Unclear. But here are a few questions we think they should answer.

WASHINGTON — With under nine weeks to go until early voting begins in Texas’ U.S. Senate race, both Ken Paxton and James Talarico have been campaigning around the state, meeting voters everywhere from restaurants to music halls as they’ve pitched their political visions.

Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton's refusal to answer questions about his property acquisitions and voting residence went viral last week.

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, funded with $3 billion in public funds, would support groundbreaking work at the state’s leading research institutions, while ramping up prevention efforts across Texas.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton is touring Texas to promote an economic plan with tax deductions for medical, gym, and housing costs.

Elon Musk is likely to shell out nine-figure sums to help Republicans fend off Democrats in this year’s midterm elections — particularly in Texas, where GOP Senate hopeful Ken Paxton faces a massive fundraising disadvantage.