An Austin-based Texas PAC affiliated with the Senate Leadership Fund has donated more than $53.8 million to Republican Ken Paxton’s U.S. Senate campaign, according to FEC filing details reported by The Hill—alongside more than $51 million in reserved advertising across Texas’s major media markets.

Key takeaways

  • Texas SLF affiliate donated >$53.8 million to Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign (FEC filing via The Hill).
  • AdImpact data cited: >$51 million in ad reservations in Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin.
  • Earlier in June, Paxton faced a cash disadvantage versus Democrat James Talarico; MAGA Inc. paid $10 million to Del Ray Media for Talarico attack ads.

The $53.8 million transfer

Per The Hill’s account of the FEC filing, the Austin-based Texas PAC affiliated with the Senate Leadership Fund moved more than $53.8 million into Paxton’s Senate campaign. That is national Republican Senate infrastructure money landing in a high-stakes Texas contest, not a routine state-party transfer.

Air war reservations

The same reporting cites AdImpact figures showing more than $51 million in advertising reservations across Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. Reservation totals are not the same as dollars already spent on air—but they show where the Paxton-aligned buy is being parked.

Cash gap and MAGA Inc. counterweight

Earlier, in June, Paxton was reported to be at a cash disadvantage relative to Democrat James Talarico. Separately, MAGA Inc. paid $10 million to Del Ray Media for attack ads against Talarico—another Trump-aligned outside-spend vector running parallel to the SLF affiliate’s direct infusion.

Source: The Hill reporting on the FEC filing, AdImpact reservations, and related midterm Texas Senate money.