Talarico holds razor-thin lead over Paxton in Fox News poll
The poll puts Talarico narrowly ahead of Ken Paxton among likely Texas voters.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Fox4news, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
FOX 4 is an established regional news outlet, and the article identifies an author and attributes its findings to a named poll. The article provides detailed poll figures but little information about the poll’s methodology.
- Source type — Established local television news outlet serving a major regional audience.
- Transparency — Poll findings are attributed to Fox News, but methodology details are not included in the article.
- Author attribution — A named author is credited.
The article gives specific results and subgroup figures and attributes them to the Fox News poll. It offers little methodological information or broader context for evaluating the poll.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article includes results and favorability figures for both candidates, along with voter concerns about each. It reports poll findings rather than presenting independent responses or detailed methodology.
- Counterarguments presented — Poll findings cover both candidates’ standing and the concerns voters have about each.
- Source diversity — The reporting relies on a single poll rather than multiple sources.
- Omitted context — The article does not provide details on the poll’s methodology.
The article reports poll results and voter concerns in straightforward terms without an evident partisan framing.
- Language tone — Uses matter-of-fact language to report poll figures.
- Source selection — The reported findings are attributed to the poll; no partisan commentary is included.
- Framing — Presents results and concerns for both candidates.
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This is FOX 7 Austin's own score, and this article is credited to FOX 7 Austin. The host score in the Source Check is Fox4news's.
A Fox News poll puts Democrat James Talarico ahead of Republican Ken Paxton by 51% to 49% among likely Texas voters, within the margin of error. The poll also finds differences in favorability and voter priorities.
The poll found Talarico at 51% and Paxton at 49% among likely Texas voters, a result within the poll’s 3% margin of error. Talarico had a net favorable rating of 8 points, while Paxton’s was negative 18 points. The poll reported differing support across voter groups, including support for Talarico among some voters who had backed John Cornyn in the Republican primary and runoff.
Voters also expressed concerns about both candidates’ political views: more than half said Talarico was too liberal, while 51% said Paxton was too close to President Donald Trump. The poll found cost of living was important to many voters, and also asked about the importance of Trump, immigration and data centers to voters’ Senate choices.
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VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Talarico in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Talarico’s record.
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