Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico launched a sharp attack on Elon Musk during a campaign rally in San Antonio, accusing the billionaire of bankrolling Republican rival Ken Paxton's bid for the US Senate. Talarico claimed Musk was almost single-handedly financing efforts to defeat him, contrasting that spending with what he described as donations from 1.3 million individual supporters. He accused Musk of wanting his own personal senator and seeking influence over Texas land, water and taxpayer money. Declaring that Texas was not for sale, Talarico challenged the billionaire's political influence ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.