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A whopping $158 million from trillionaire Elon Musk is being used to boost the struggling campaign of Republican Texas Senate hopeful Ken Paxton.
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million → sign → Paxton
Federal Election Commission financial disclosure documents released Thursday showed that Musk made two donations of $75 million and $83 million in September to the GOP-aligned Senate Leadership Fund.
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Musk → release → Fund
In turn, that money was moved to the Texas PAC, which is supporting Paxton, who has been trailing Democratic upstart James Talarico in recent polls.
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who → move → polls
The disclosure comes as it appears President Donald Trump has lost confidence that Paxton can win the traditionally deep red state.
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Paxton → come → state
On Thursday, Trump blasted 'weak and ineffective political hacks,' incumbent Texas GOP Senator John Cornyn - who lost a primary to Paxton - and Fox News Channel political contributor Karl Rove, and said they'd be to blame if Paxton lost.
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Paxton → blast → Paxton
He tore into Paxton's Democratic opponent, James Talarico, whom he's dubbed 'TalaFREAKO.
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he → tear → whom
Rove, a key adviser to Republican President George W Bush, has publicly said that he won't support Paxton over his corruption charges and infidelity.
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he → say → charges
A poll released late Thursday indicated that Musk's dollars might already be turning the ship around.
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dollars → release → ship
Elon Musk (left) donated $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund, which has been funneled to Texas PAC, which is supporting the struggling Senate bid of Ken Paxton.
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which → donate → Paxton
President Donald Trump (right) presents Musk with the National Medal of Science earlier this month
Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate hopeful Ken Paxton attends a rally earlier this week with Vice President JD Vance.
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Paxton → present → Vance
His campaign is benefiting from more than $150 million donated by trillionaire Elon Musk
InsiderAdvantage found that Paxton was polling one point ahead of Talarico - but within the margin of error - though a more positive sign after a series of polls showed him behind the Democrat.
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him → benefit → Democrat
Cornyn has said he will vote for Paxton - who Trump endorsed, giving him an edge in their primary - but is not actively campaigning for his former rival.
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Trump → say → rival
Axios reported Thursday that Musk's team reached out to the Senate Leadership Fund in late August to discuss worrying signs surrounding the Texas Senate race.
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team → report → race
Talarico's ads were blanketing the airwaves, whereas Paxton's message was getting lost.
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message → blanket → airwaves
Musk's top political adviser Chris Young and SLF President Alex Latcham devised a plan to quickly raise $20 million in support of Paxton - with Musk donating $10 million, the SLF bringing in $5 million and a pro-Paxton super PAC raising $5 million, Axios said.
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Axios → devise → million
That relationship expanded with the September creation of Texas PAC, where Musk appears to be the sole donor.
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Musk → expand → PAC
Musk was a major donor for Trump during his 2024 presidential run in the aftermath of the Butler, Pennsylvania assassination attempt, but had a fiery public falling out in June 2025 after the SpaceX boss left his post at the Department of Government Efficiency.
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boss → have → Efficiency
But by November, Musk was back in Trump's fold and invited to attend a White House dinner with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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Musk → invite → Prince
Democratic Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico speaks to supporters Thursday night in San Marcos, Texas.
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Talarico → speak → Marcos
Polls have been showing that Talarico has a strong shot at winning in the traditionally red state, though a poll out Thursday showed Paxton one point ahead
He resumed donating to Republican causes in December, Axios said.
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Axios → show → December
Musk also attended Trump's state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping in last month.
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Musk → attend → month
The Texas race is of particular interest to Musk because SpaceX is headquartered in the state.
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SpaceX → headquarter → state
The Daily Mail reached out to SLF for comment.
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