A major financial boost from a prominent tech figure has fueled a high-profile Republican Senate campaign, with a single donor contributing nearly $159 million to a Texas-based super PAC supporting the attorney general’s bid. The substantial investment underscores efforts by wealthy backers to strengthen GOP control in Congress ahead of critical elections. The contribution marks the largest single donation to the Texas PAC in its latest reporting period, highlighting the outsized influence of private funding in political races. Details on how the funds will be allocated remain under review.
Tech mogul Elon Musk poured $158 million into a key super PAC backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's (R) Senate run as part of his push to keep Republican majorities in Congress. Musk was the single donor to Texas PAC — a political action committee backing Paxton's run — in the third quarter, according to...
