Musk donates $158M to Paxton PACs, $5M to Abbott ahead of Texas elections
FEC and state filings show Elon Musk has given at least $158 million to super PACs backing Texas attorney general Ken Paxton's Senate bid and $5 million directly to Governor Greg Abbott's reelection campaign, making Musk Abbott's largest donor. A judge this week ruled Abbott illegally blocked a lawmaker's request to view 1,400 pages of his correspondence with Musk, ordering their release; Abbott has appealed, with a hearing set for November 2, the day before the election.