articleThe Brief James Talarico accepted three proposed U.S. Senate debates in September and October, but Ken Paxton has not agreed to those dates. Paxton’s campaign says he will debate Talarico and is close to finalizing an agreement with a media outlet. James Talarico said dates have been set for three U.S. Senate debates, but his opponent, Ken Paxton, has not yet agreed to those dates. Paxton has agreed to debate Talarico, and Paxton advisor Nick Maddux said they were close to an agreement with one outlet and an announcement would be coming soon. We’ll see if Ken Paxton has the courage to show up, or if he’ll run away like usual," Talarico said.