George W. Bush’s brother Neil Bush says he voted for James Talarico in Texas Senate race

Updated on: October 21, 2026 / 11:02 AM EDT / CBS News

Neil Bush, the brother of former President George W. Bush and son of former President George H.W. Bush, said Tuesday that he voted for Democrat James Talarico in the Texas Senate race while criticizing President Trump and "those who have enabled him" for causing "enormous damage to the Republican Party."

"My vote was motivated by two things: deep concern about Ken Paxton's record and genuine admiration for the character and principles I see in James Talarico," Bush wrote in a Facebook post.

Talarico is currently facing Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in one of the country's most closely contested Senate races. Early voting started Monday.

The Bush name is nearly synonymous with the rise of the Republican Party in Texas. Democrats dominated Texas politics for much of the 20th century, and George W. Bush's defeat of Democratic Gov. Ann Richards in 1994 helped cement the GOP's takeover. Within a decade, Republicans swept every statewide office, redrew the U.S. House map to enhance their advantage and took the majority in both houses of the state Legislature.

George P. Bush, the son of Jeb Bush and nephew of Neil and…

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