Hearst Newspapers and NBCUniversal’s TV stations in Texas invited both candidates to a showdown in Fort Worth on Oct. 15. Hinojosa accepted, but Abbott’s campaign did not respond.

For months, Texas Republicans have anxiously awaited the arrival of national resources to help boost Ken Paxton, one of the GOP’s most vulnerable Senate candidates.

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