Ken Paxton cancels planned final Alamo campaign rally

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Nov, 01:56 · Archive

Ken Paxton's Senate campaign has cancelled a planned eve-of-election rally at the Alamo in Texas.

Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton's campaign has cancelled a rally it had announced for the eve of Election Day at the Alamo in San Antonio. The campaign had not publicly commented on the change of plans.

According to CBS News, Paxton's Monday schedule included events in Conroe and Allen, both hundreds of miles from San Antonio. The Allen event was set to start at 6:30 p.m., which would not have allowed time to reach the Alamo that night. The Paxton campaign did not respond to requests for comment.

Paxton had announced a two-week bus tour named 'Come and Take It', after words from the Texas Revolution, scheduled to conclude at the Alamo on Monday, 2 November. The Alamo is a former fort and now a World Heritage Site and museum in San Antonio. Its website states that political activities are prohibited.

Paxton is running for Senate against Democrat James Talarico. Recent polls have shown Talarico with a slight lead, and CBS News ranks the state as a toss-up.

How it is being reported

• Ken Paxton campaign no longer has Alamo event scheduledAttorney General Ken Paxton's campaign had said he would hold a rally on the eve of Election Day at the famed Texas landmark.CBS News · 2 Nov, 01:43
• Ken Paxton's last stand at the Alamo in doubt as stunning surge of new Hispanic voters floods Texas pollsTexas Republican US Senate candidate Ken Paxton planned to hold his final campaign event at the Alamo, one of the key sites of the Texas Revolution.Daily Mail · 1 Nov, 14:41

In this story: Ken Paxton · James Talarico · The Alamo · Texas · San Antonio

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