Texans vote in the most expensive Senate race in US history

Texans voted Tuesday in the Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico, with total spending surpassing $573 million.

• Texans cast ballots on November 3 in the Senate race, which has drawn at least $573.2m in combined campaign and outside spending.
• Elon Musk has spent at least $212m supporting Paxton, including $168m through the Senate Leadership Fund, a New York Times analysis estimated.
• Paxton said Democrats had gathered a large number of early votes and called for strong Republican turnout on election day.
• Talarico said a victory would mark the first Democratic statewide win in Texas since 1994, vowing to "shock the billionaires."