共和党德克萨斯州参议院候选人肯·帕克斯顿宣布在该州进行新一轮2000万美元的广告投放，以应对11月的关键选举。
Ken Paxton, the Republican Texas Senate nominee, announced a new $20 million ad buy in the state ahead of November's crucial election.
这些广告将于周五在休斯顿、达拉斯、奥斯汀和圣安东尼奥开始播放，随后覆盖全州，这是德克萨斯州参议院竞选史上单次最大的媒体投资之一。
The ad — which will begin running Friday in Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio before expanding statewide — is one of the largest-ever single media investments in a Texas Senate race.
帕克斯顿竞选团队的高级策略师尼克·马德克斯在一份声明中表示：‘这次大规模的媒体投放只有一个目的：确保该州每个角落的德克萨斯人都能清楚地了解这场竞选的利害关系。’
"This major media buy is about one thing: making sure every Texan in every corner of this state knows exactly what's at stake in this race," said Nick Maddux, senior strategist for the Paxton campaign, in a statement.
我们打造了这场竞选活动，旨在早早启动、持续发力、永不松懈，而这正是我们正在做的。’
"We built this campaign to go up early, stay up, and never go dark, and that's exactly what we're doing.”
帕克斯顿（现任德克萨斯州总检察长）与民主党州众议员詹姆斯·塔拉里科之间的参议院竞选正迅速成为该州历史上花费最高的竞选之一。
The Senate race between Paxton, Texas’ attorney general, and Democratic state Rep. James Talarico is quickly becoming one of the most expensive races in the history of the Lone Star state.
本月早些时候，AdImpact统计显示，双方竞选团队及其支持组织的广告支出总额已超过1.53亿美元。
Earlier this month, AdImpact found collective spending on advertising by the two campaigns and supporting groups totaled more than $153 million.
与参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩关系密切的共和党超级政治行动委员会‘Senate Leadership Fund’已向帕克斯顿提供了数百万美元的支持。
The Senate Leadership Fund, a top GOP super PAC closely aligned with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, has committed millions to Paxton.
与此同时，与参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默关系密切的‘Senate Majority PAC’仅在周二宣布将开始投放针对帕克斯顿的广告，但并未透露具体金额。
Meanwhile, Senate Majority PAC, aligned with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, announced only Tuesday it would begin running ads hitting Paxton, though the PAC did not provide a figure for the campaign.
尽管如此，塔拉里科也通过其他途径获得了支持——他在4月至6月期间筹集了创纪录的3000万美元。
Still, Talarico has garnered support through other means. He raised a record-breaking $30 million from April to June.
目前竞选形势依然胶着，最新民调显示塔拉里科的支持率比帕克斯顿高出1%至6%不等。
The race remains tight. Recent polls show Talarico up by anywhere from 1 to 6 percentage points over Paxton.