With less than a week until Election Day, Ken Paxton and James Talarico are making their closing arguments to Texas voters. Paxton, the Republican attorney general, is promising more tax cuts and leaning on President Trump’s repeated campaign stops in the state, while framing Talarico as too extreme for Texas. Talarico, an Austin-area state representative, is running on a corruption argument against Paxton, calling for repealing tax cuts for the wealthy and enacting universal child care.

The numbers tell the story of why this race is getting so much attention. Outside groups have spent hundreds of millions of dollars, and the outcome could help decide control of the U.S. Senate. Talarico is trying to become the first Texas Democrat to win statewide in 30 years, while Paxton is working to turn out the Republican base that has dominated Texas politics since the 1990s.

For voters in Waxahachie and across Ellis County, the practical next step is making a plan to vote. Check your polling location ahead of Tuesday and make sure your registration is current. However you lean, this race is as competitive as Texas has seen in a generation. What’s the one issue driving your vote this year? Let us know.