Trump-aligned super PAC to spend $10 million in Texas Senate race - NBC News

The Trump-aligned MAGA Inc. super PAC plans to spend $10 million on TV and digital ads in the Texas Senate race, according to a Federal Election Commission filing submitted on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026.
The ads are expected to target Democratic Senate nominee state Rep. James Talarico, as Republicans push Trump's political operation to engage more heavily in midterm contests, particularly in Texas.
Trump told reporters that MAGA Inc. would spend between $400 million and $500 million on midterm races overall.
The Texas GOP nominee is state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who won the Republican primary against sitting Sen. John Cornyn after Trump endorsed Paxton over the incumbent.
Some Senate Republicans worry Paxton faces a tougher general-election path than Cornyn, citing his 2023 impeachment by the Republican-led state House on bribery and abuse-of-power allegations—for which he was later acquitted by the state Senate—and his wife Angela Paxton's divorce filing "on biblical grounds."
Senate Majority Leader John Thune urged Trump's team to invest in Texas, where he estimated advertising costs $8 million a week, warning it is a race Republicans cannot afford to lose if they hope to keep their House and Senate majorities, amid GOP frustration over Trump's limited midterm engagement.