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U.S. Senate — Texas
Energy & climate
Oil and gas production, data-center power rules, gas tax, and climate approach.
Why it matters: Energy prices and federal regulation hit Texas producers and household bills.
Continuum: Expand fossil production; deregulate (−2) ↔ Clean energy transition with consumer protections (+2)
Ken Paxton
RepublicanCoded position: -2
Supports expanded domestic energy production and deregulation; backs permanently repealing the federal gas tax and data-center rules that shift infrastructure costs while restricting Chinese tech in U.S. data centers.
James Talarico
DemocratCoded position: 1
Argues Texas should lead in clean energy jobs while also campaigning on lower consumer energy costs; opposes Big Bend wall construction that he says harms parks and local economies.