Texas Attorney General Paxton Holds Primary Election Night Event

A law enforcement officers recovers loaded magazines and ammunition from the vehicle of an individual that was detained by Texas Department of Public Service outside a Texas primary election night event with Ken Paxton, Texas attorney general and Republican US Senate candidate, not pictured, in Dallas, Texas, US, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. The biggest contest of the 2026 midterm election cycle so far is underway, with voters in Texas making their choices in a statewide primary Tuesday that could determine whether Democrats have a shot at narrowing the gap with Republicans in the US Senate come November. Photographer: Antranik Tavitian/Bloomberg via Getty Images