Paxton raises $18M in third quarter 

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton raised $18 million for his Senate campaign in the third quarter, double his second-quarter fundraising total. The fundraising comes as he trails Democrat James Talarico in polls in a closely contested and expensive Texas Senate race.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) raised $18 million in the third quarter as he trails Democrat James Talarico in polls on the contentious Texas Senate race.  Paxton’s July-to-September haul is double the $9 million he raised in the second quarter of the year, adding to what’s already the most expensive Senate race of the…