Trump to campaign in Lubbock and Corpus Christi as Texas Senate race tightens
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - OCTOBER 7: The crowd cheers as President Donald Trump dances to "Y.M.C.A." before leaving the stage at the end of a political rally at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. (Sam Owens/San Antonio Express-News
President Donald J. Trump will travel to Texas on Tuesday, Oct. 27, for a pair of midterm campaign rallies, including an evening stop in Lubbock and an afternoon appearance in Corpus Christi, the Trump 47 Committee announced.
Trump in Lubbock
What we know:
The Lubbock event will take place at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, located at 1501 Mac Davis Lane. Doors are scheduled to open at 2:30 p.m. Central Time, with the event officially starting at 4:30 p.m. Trump is scheduled to deliver remarks at 6 p.m.
Earlier in the day, Trump is slated to hold a political rally in Corpus Christi beginning at 2 p.m., with doors opening at 10:30 a.m. The location of the Corpus Christi event has not been announced.
Texas Senate race
The swing through West and South Texas comes as Republicans campaign heavily across the state ahead of the November midterm elections. Republican nominee Ken Paxton is locked in a competitive general election contest for the U.S. Senate against Democratic nominee James Talarico.
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Polls have shown the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Texas is in a dead heat.
Recent polling shows Democrat James Talarico holding a razor-thin one-point lead over Republican Ken Paxton, prompting both candidates to crisscross the state to mobilize voters.
Both candidates plan to continue campaigning in the state in the coming days. Talarico is scheduled to campaign in El Paso on Monday, while Paxton will head to Amarillo to rally West Texas voters.
The Source: Information in this article is from President Trump's public schedule and previous reporting from FOX Local.