Former students and teachers at the San Antonio school where he spent two years with Teach for America recalled a conscientious educator, though there are questions about how big his classes were.

It was a showdown of sorts in West Texas as James Talarico and Ken Paxton appeared at dueling rallies on either side of a prairie-dog-filled city park.

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In Tarrant County, a fight over polling places has energized Democrats as Republicans seek to defend their grip on a longtime stronghold.

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Early voting in Texas, where the outcome of the Senate race could determine which party controls the chamber, will run through Oct. 30.

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The Texas attorney general’s powers could come under scrutiny in a close Senate contest, though election experts say courts would likely constrain him.

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