Bush family royalty backs Democrat in battle to flip Texas blue

Barbara Bush, daughter of former President George W. Bush, has given money to the main political action committee backing Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico, a move that lands as Republicans try to keep control of the U.S. Senate. Fox News Digital confirmed the gift through Federal Election Commission filings, which show a $2,500 contribution to Lone Star Rising PAC this quarter. According to Houston Public Media, that committee accounts for nearly all outside spending on Talarico's behalf.

The donation is modest next to others; musician Don Henley gave the group $150,000. Still, Texas campaign finance expert Andrew Cates told Houston Public Media that Bush chose a PAC that discloses its money rather than a 501(c)(4) that could have kept her name secret. Her family's ties to the Republican Party, and her father's long friction with President Donald Trump, which began when Trump mocked relatives during the 2016 race, add to the attention.

Bush, 44, is vice president of social impact and inclusion at the National Basketball Association, and her filing lists a Brooklyn address. She also co-founded Global Health Corps. Neither the George W. Bush Presidential Center nor the Washington Speakers Bureau, her representative, answered requests for comment.

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