“I don't make the decisions”

Axios · Oct 6 · WSJ video shows Ken Paxton partying in Dubai with indicted fugitive donors

“He wants me to lose”

CNN · Oct 8 · WSJ video shows Ken Paxton partying in Dubai with indicted fugitive donors

“While his campaign continues to lie to Texans, he is nowhere to be seen”

Washington Examiner · Oct 6 · Talarico sidelined by flu as Paxton faces fresh leaked audio in Texas Senate race

“People are feeling the pinch”

Washington Examiner (reporting Axios recording) · Oct 6 · Talarico sidelined by flu as Paxton faces fresh leaked audio in Texas Senate race

“So many factors in this federal race are uncontrollable. I don't make the decisions, and I don't … know what's behind some of the decisions”

Washington Examiner · Oct 6 · Talarico sidelined by flu as Paxton faces fresh leaked audio in Texas Senate race

“Making some reasonable cuts to mandatory spending — you're gonna have to do it. Or there is no solution. That's just the reality. We have to suck it up.”

The Texas Tribune (via Lawyers, Guns & Money) · Oct 7 · Leaked audio: Paxton says mandatory spending, including entitlements, must be cut

“There's no doubt we have to cut some of the mandatory spending”

RawStory (via Mastodon) · Oct 7 · Leaked audio: Paxton says mandatory spending, including entitlements, must be cut