CBC Backs Talarico in Texas Senate Race, Boosting Black-Voter Outreach
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The Congressional Black Caucus endorsed Democrat James Talarico in Texas’s high-stakes Senate race against Republican Ken Paxton. Talarico has pledged a $25 million outreach effort to Black voters and supports restoring federal oversight of state election laws under the Voting Rights Act, highlighting Democrats’ effort to mobilize Black and Latino voters in a race that could determine control of the Texas Senate amid Paxton’s scandals.
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