{
  "id": 8004615,
  "title": "Talarico neck and neck with Paxton in new Texas Senate poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/talarico-neck-and-neck-with-paxton-in-new-texas-senate-poll",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6093606-talarico-paxton-deadlock-texas-senate-poll/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Democrat James Talarico, a state lawmaker, and Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton remain deadlocked in the Texas Senate race less than seven weeks out from Election Day, according to a new poll released Thursday. The Hill/Emerson College Polling survey found 47 percent of state voters supported Talarico, while 46 percent backed Paxton in this race. ...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "On the Ballot: Paxton, Talarico duel over Texas's 'political DNA' — Christianity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/on-the-ballot-paxton-talarico-duel-over-texass-political-dna",
        "published": "2026-09-17T12:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}