Man Detained Outside of Ken Paxton Watch Party: What We Know

A man has been detained by Dallas police outside of a hotel where Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was scheduled to hold a watch party for his race in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. It is immediately unclear if the detention is related to Paxton's event, The New York Times reports.

Newsweek reached out to the Dallas Police Department via email Tuesday night for comment.

The 2026 Texas Republican U.S. Senate primary has become a national proxy battle over the GOP’s direction, and its outcome could signal the direction of the party in the state.

The Times reports that police appeared to pull ammunition from a blue car outside of the hotel. Hotel workers say the man was seen driving the sedan, the Times reports.

The man Dallas police detained was also seen wearing a camouflage face mask, sunglasses, a hat and gloves outside of the Marriott Dallas Uptown, per the Times.

Local station Fox 4 reports that police did not retrieve any firearms.

This is a developing story that will be updated with additional information.