{"id":458621,"date":"2026-10-07T02:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T02:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/458621\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T02:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T02:28:10","slug":"preston-hollow-halloween-yard-sparks-buzz-with-paxton-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/458621\/","title":{"rendered":"Preston Hollow Halloween yard sparks buzz with Paxton message"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Anti-James Talarico political signage is displayed among Halloween decor in the driveway of a house along Deloache Avenue, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Preston Hollow.<\/p>\n

Chris Swann\/The Dallas Morning News\"Anti-James<\/p>\n

Anti-James Talarico political signage is displayed among Halloween decor in the front yard of a house along Deloache Avenue, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Preston Hollow.<\/p>\n

Chris Swann\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n

Sticking out among the rows of multi-million dollar homes and manicured lawns of Preston Hollow<\/a> is an elaborate Halloween decoration \u2014 and theatrical political statement<\/a> \u2014 making waves on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Ryan Devitis set up more than 30 figurines and mannequins in his front yard to celebrate Halloween. His lawn is full of massive skeletons, gory werewolves and hairy tarantulas \u2014 all framing a \u201cNo Talafreako for Texas\u201d display in the middle of the yard.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want [Ken] Paxton<\/a> to win,” Devitis said, voicing his support for the former Texas attorney general who is facing state\u00a0Sen. James\u00a0Talarico<\/a> in a bid for the U.S. Senate. “I just don\u2019t think Talarico could be trusted.”<\/p>\n

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Neighbors and onlookers drove by Devitis\u2019 house throughout the morning, slowing down to take photos of the elaborate Halloween decorations and Paxton enthusiasm. Alicia Weinstein, who has lived in the neighborhood all her life, said the decorations were \u201cunbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Related: Talarico steps off Texas Senate campaign trail after flu diagnosis<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cHis neighbors are Democrats,\u201d she said, pointing to the\u00a0Talarico and Gina Hinojosa signs decorating the lawns of surrounding homes. \u201cMaybe this is why he decorated so much \u2014 to be a proud Republican.\u201d<\/p>\n

Devitis is no stranger to attention from neighbors. His house was at the center of conversation when Dallas City Council<\/a> member Gay Donnell Willis reported the city spent $25,375 to control traffic attracted by the house\u2019s Christmas decorations in 2025, complete with life-sized reindeer and hundreds of flickering lights.<\/p>\n

Related: Viral Dallas mansion’s Christmas lights cost city $25,000 for traffic control\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Willis, who represents the district Preston Hollow resides in, wrote in a statement that Devitis\u2019 latest Halloween display \u201creally adds to community spirit.\u201d She did not comment on the various \u201cRecall Gay Willis\u201d signs that dotted Devitis\u2019 lawn.\u00a0<\/p>\n

J.T. Ennis, a spokesperson for the Talarico campaign, wrote in a statement that the representative from Austin looks forward to representing all Texans in the U.S. Senate, \u201cno matter what their Halloween decorations look like.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo skeletons are scarier than the ones in Ken Paxton\u2019s closet,\u201d Ennis added.<\/p>\n

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A Ken Paxton for U.S. Senate sign is placed among Halloween decor in the front yard of a house along Deloache Avenue, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Preston Hollow.<\/p>\n

Chris Swann\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n

The Dallas Morning News reached out to Paxton\u2019s campaign for comment but did not immediately\u00a0receive a response.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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While Willis said she has yet to receive any complaints about the decor, she noted residents reached out with concerns about visitors walking in the street and through front yards.<\/p>\n

Related: Greg Abbott leads in fundraising, but Gina Hinojosa flexes populist appeal<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThis street does not have sidewalks, and cars and people are not meant to occupy the same space for safety reasons,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s best to stay in your car and drive slowly through the neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dallas police are on standby in case of increased traffic, Willis said, but neighbors said the streets have remained relatively clear thus far.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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For Devitis, who has decorated his house elaborately since 2019, it’s never been about the visitors or the politics. The tradition, he said, is all to make the holidays more special for his two young daughters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI really do it for my kids,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m glad other people enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anti-James Talarico political signage is displayed among Halloween decor in the driveway of a house along Deloache Avenue,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":458622,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[732,102,104,103,95010,140185,87998,89138,91241,90463],"class_list":["post-458621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-article","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-news-politics","tag-tp-james-talarico","tag-tp-dallas","tag-tp-dallas-county","tag-tp-ken-paxton","tag-tp-texas-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458621\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}