Paxton’s Abortion Record in Senate Race | San Antonio News

San Antonio News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 16, 2026 · 2m

The Texas Senate race is boiling over as Ken Paxton, the state’s Attorney General with a well-documented history of aggressively restricting abortion access, faces off against James Talarico, a state senator who’s fundraising heavily and positioning himself as a broader alternative. While Paxton has turned Roe v. Wade’s anniversary into an official holiday and sued to block emergency abortion exceptions, the campaign’s focus has shifted to cost of living and scandals — giving Talarico room to play the abortion issue strategically. Pro-choice groups are pushing back hard, citing real-life…