The Senate Leadership Fund has spent $50.2 million in the current Texas race.
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The Michael Berry ShowSep 15, 2026
No source reports SLF's Texas spending as of 2026-09-15, so the $50.2 million figure is neither confirmed nor refuted. The nearest data points are a Texas Tribune report (2026-09-22) of 'nearly $70 million' already spent and Politico's $131 million by Oct. 10, which are consistent with a lower mid-September figure but do not establish $50.2 million.
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… million major city within in the United States and kill tens of millions of people, because then the blowback against innocent Muslims would be absolutely terrible. Mm-hmm, yes, that's true, that's true. All right, let's do some jokes on a superior waterbed. I told you that the SLF, the Senate Leadership Fund, I'm going away, is playing in the race now in a big way: $50.2 million. That is a significant buy, even in a state as big as Texas. If current trends continue, the Paxton campaign will raise $200 million. …
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Context. The Texas Tribune (2026-09-22) reports SLF 'has already spent nearly $70 million on advertising in the race,' a later snapshot that is not contradictory to $50.2 million on 2026-09-15 but does not confirm it.[3]
Context. Politico (2026-10-10) reports SLF poured another $60 million into Texas, bringing its Texas spending to $131 million, which describes later cumulative totals rather than the mid-September figure.[2]
Context. Reuters (2026-10-21) and OpenSecrets-based reporting (2026-10-23) give SLF totals of roughly $174 million nationally and Texas PAC spending of about $149 million, which are different measures (national totals or the Texas PAC vehicle) and do not address the Sept. 15 Texas figure.[1][4][5]
Context. The claim's figure falls below the nearest reported snapshot (about $70 million on Sept. 22), which is directionally consistent with rising spending, but the sources give no direct figure for the claim's date.[3]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Republicans bet Musk's millions can rescue Texas' Paxton in US Senate racereuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2'Get in line:' Donors strike new tone about helping Paxton - POLITICOpolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 3Senate Republicans increase ad buy for Ken Paxton to $100 milliontexastribune.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 4Outside spending nears $2 billion, biggest groups pull ...minnpost.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Texas is drawing $287 million in outside money. Here's where else it's goingqoshe.com · not rated · cited for: context
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