Senate District 10 in Texas is currently a closely contested race. The district voted for Donald Trump by less than 1% in 2016 and has swapped hands between the Dems and Reps often. Currently Republican Konni Burton is fending off Democratic challenger Beverly Powell for the seat. Burton has outraised Powell approximately 4:1 thus far, largely because she has received large amounts of money from PACs supported by oil magnates Tim Dunn, Dan Wilks, and Farris Wilks. This is hardly surprising given Burton's history of voting to protect the fossil fuels industry. These wealthy donors are looking to maintain Republican hegemony in the State Senate. There are currently three close races in the state and if all three flip blue then the Republicans will be forced to work with the Democrats to get much of their legislation through.
Here is a video that Burton made for the "grassroots" organization Texans For Natural Gas
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