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  48%−0.1%

  Democratic Coalition Holds

  Barbara Bush and Neil Bush make the anti-Paxton Republican split more visible, giving suburban moderates permission to cross party lines. James Talarico remains favored because the race had already shifted to Lean D before the latest Bush-family support became public.

  Energy −0.3% · Finance −0.2%

• 

  28%0.0%

  Republican Base Reunites

  Paxton uses the Bush endorsements to nationalize the race as a fight between Trump-aligned Republicans and the old GOP establishment. Republican voters who dislike Paxton still return home because control of the U.S. Senate becomes the dominant closing argument.

  Energy +0.2% · Finance +0.1%

• 

  16%−0.1%

  Photo Finish Follows

  The Bush-family support matters at the margin but does not produce a decisive break. Texas ends election night with Paxton and Talarico separated by a few tens of thousands of votes, making recount procedures and county certification deadlines central to the outcome.

  Finance −0.1%

• 

  8%−0.2%

  GOP Rupture Deepens

  The Bush endorsements become the start of a broader establishment Republican break from Paxton rather than an isolated gesture. Donors and elected Republicans aligned with the Cornyn-Bush wing decide defeating Paxton is preferable to preserving party unity.

  Energy −0.5% · Finance −0.4%

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