(TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico are neck and neck in the race for U.S. Senate, according to a new poll released Tuesday by the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin.

Paxton led Talarico 43% to 42%, with a 3. 5-point margin of error, the survey found, largely aligning with other recent polls, which have reported a competitive race since the general election nominees were solidified last month.

The result puts Paxton on a promising trajectory, coming after he trailed Talarico by 8 percentage points in the same pollster's April survey.