# On August 16, 2026, Kalshi Politics stated that Ken Paxton (R) had re-taken the lead over James Talarico (D) in the Texas Senate odds.

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Canonical: https://kleory.com/news/cases/xnews-68ea527fe003/

## Receipts
- 2026-08-17T02:01:40.281Z: Paxton Pulls Ahead of Talarico in Texas Senate Betting Markets
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- 2026-08-17T02:20:00.000Z: Kalshi Politics posted on August 16 that Ken Paxton had re-taken the lead over James Talarico in the Texas Senate odds.
- 2026-08-17T02:20:00.000Z: Kalshi Politics published the August 16 Texas Senate odds-lead snapshot on X without an external reporter byline.
- 2026-08-17T02:20:00.000Z: On August 16, 2026, Kalshi Politics stated that Ken Paxton (R) had re-taken the lead over James Talarico (D) in the Texas Senate odds.
- 2026-08-17T02:20:00.000Z: A later August 16 post from Election Time displayed Kalshi Texas Senate odds as Ken Paxton 51% and James Talarico 49%.
- 2026-08-17T02:20:00.000Z: The Kalshi Politics post preserves the August 16 re-takes-the-lead statement, account, and timestamp.
- 2026-08-17T02:20:00.000Z: The Election Time post preserves the 51%-49% Kalshi display and the August 16 evening timestamp.
- 2026-08-17T02:20:00.000Z: The August 16 social snapshots are retained, while the live Kalshi Texas Senate contract page returned HTTP 429 and no qualifying registered coverage was fetched.