Texas Senate showdown: Paxton and Talarico neck-and-neck in latest UT poll

TL;DR
A UT Austin Texas Politics Project poll shows Republican Ken Paxton leading Democrat James Talarico 43% to 42% in the U.S. Senate race, a near-tie with a 3.5-point margin of error, as Paxton narrows an April lead; independents favor Talarico while Paxton leads among Republicans and men, with the broader Texas ballot showing Republicans ahead in other statewide races.
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