President Donald Trump was in Texas on Tuesday for the third time in a month. He spoke at a rally in Corpus Christi and was set to travel to Lubbock to support Republican Ken Paxton's U.S. Senate campaign against Democrat James Talarico. The visit comes ahead of next week's midterm elections.
Democrats are trying to win a statewide election in Texas for the first time in more than three decades. Talarico campaigned in Amarillo, where he criticized what he called a "broken, corrupt" political system. He is also set to appear in Lubbock.
Democrat Gina Hinojosa is running against Republican Governor Greg Abbott, who is seeking a fourth term. Elon Musk has spent heavily to defeat Talarico, and the Senate race is among the most expensive in the country.