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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's decision to run for the U.S. Senate continues one of the most consistent streaks in Texas politics. Every Texas attorney general since 1972 has used the position as...
From Houston Chronicle
In North Texas, Republicans are already choosing sides in the heated U.S. Senate race between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Senator John Cornyn.
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One day after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced he will challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in next year's Republican primary, the four-term senator came out with a bare-knuckled attack, calling...
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Ken Paxton continues a 53-year streak in Texas politics by challenging John Cornyn
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's decision to run for the U.S. Senate continues one of the most consistent streaks in Texas politics. Every Texas attorney general since 1972 has used the position as a springboard to higher office by either running for governor or the United States Senate.
In the Texas GOP Senate primary, Paxton and Cornyn trade early attacks
A supercharged U.S. Senate GOP primary in Texas between Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton is kicking off with personal attacks and expectations of a high-spending race in a year when Senate Republicans will be defending key seats and targeting others in 2026.
Ken Paxton's Chances of Beating John Cornyn in Texas: Polls
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has told Newsweek he is launching a primary challenge to fellow Republican and incumbent Senator John Cornyn, accusing him of "turning his back on President Trump and the America First agenda.
North Texas Republicans split in heated U.S. Senate race between Paxton and Cornyn
In North Texas, Republicans are already choosing sides in the heated U.S. Senate race between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Senator John Cornyn. Paxton announced his candidacy on Tuesday.
Ken Paxton Says He Will Challenge Senator John Cornyn in 2026
The announcement by Mr. Paxton, the attorney general of Texas and a firebrand conservative, set up what is expected to be a blockbuster showdown in Texas.
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to challenge Senator John Cornyn in primary
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday he will challenge Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn from Texas in the 2026 primary.
Ken Paxton v. John Cornyn is shaping up to be a bare-knuckle primary battle for US Senate
Both candidates for the March 2026 primary come out swinging as the early jockeying for one of the top political prizes in Texas gets under way.
Ken Paxton launches primary challenge to John Cornyn in Texas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s decision to challenge Sen. John Cornyn sets up what’s likely to be a bitter and expensive Republican primary – and a battle for President Donald Trump’s endorsement.
Ken Paxton to challenge John Cornyn
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced he will challenge Sen. John Cornyn and make a run for U.S. Senate.
Texas Senators John Cornyn, Ted Cruz file bill to bring famed NASA space shuttle to Houston
Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz introduced a bill that would move Space Shuttle Discovery to a nonprofit near the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.
John Cornyn scores Tim Scott endorsement, but John Rich calls Cornyn 'the Lindsey Graham of Texas'
Sen. Tim Scott supports Sen. John Cornyn for re-election, while country star John Rich supports Ken Paxton and calls Cornyn "the Lindsey Graham of Texas"
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Cruz, Cornyn admit tariffs, stock market could impact 2026 midterms
Texas’s two U.S. senators admit that the economic fallout from the Trump administration’s tariffs could have an impact on the 2026 midterm elections.
John Cornyn defends Trump tariffs, citing other nations' 'unfair trading practices'
In a Senate hearing, the Texas Republican pushed back on concerns over the sharp decline in global financial markets that the tariffs have set off.
GOP rift grows over Cornyn’s Senate seat as Trump pressured to take sides
Republicans are growing anxious about an emerging Texas primary engulfing one of their longest-serving senators, fearful that a hugely expensive intraparty feud will have major ramifications across the map in next year’s midterms.
As Paxton challenge looms, Cornyn seeks traction with hard-right voters
Republican Sen. John Cornyn's early campaign efforts have been targeted at the GOP's most conservative voters.
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