Paxton dominates Cornyn in Texas US Senate runoff, the latest sign of Trump’s hold on GOP ^35.1%

AP News - By THOMAS BEAUMONT, JESSE BEDAYN - 5/26/2026, 4:02 AM

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PLANO, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, easily defeating four-term Sen. John Cornyn in the latest contest where President Donald Trump sought to oust an incumbent he saw as insufficiently loyal. Trump endorsed Paxton last week, calling him a “true MAGA warrior.”... more