Texas$158 million arrived in September and left immediately.
It keeps Ken Paxton financially competitive though Democrat James Talarico vastly outraised him.
Elon Musk gave a political committee the money, and it passed all of it to a group backing Paxton, filings released Thursday show.
Republicans fear losing a statewide Texas race for the first time in over 3 decades when voters decide on 3 November.
How each outlet framed it
- The New York Times
- frames Musk's $158M as the reason Paxton stays competitive despite being vastly outraised by Talarico
Sources: The New York Times