"Paxton is leading significantly in polls for the primary ... He's very popular among the farthest right voters who are ...

As he faces the toughest electoral challenge of his career, Cornyn has leaned into partisan issues prized by the GOP base.

John Cornyn and Ken Paxton have been trading jabs as a potential primary showdown looms A battle for Cornyn’s Senate seat would be a clash of Texas Republican titans. By Gromer Jeffers Jr.

A recent poll by Texas Southern University showed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton leading U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in a ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton officially announced his bid for US Senate on Tuesday, bringing a Republican primary challenge to incumbent John Cornyn.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (left) is seeking reelection. He faces a challenge from Attorney General Ken Paxton (right) in the 2026 Republican primary. This is a composite of two Associated Press photos ...

With Texas solidified as an even deeper red state after the 2024 elections, political attention turns to next year and the contests that await, none bigger than U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s quest for ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn defended his reelection prospects Thursday, downplaying recent polling that shows him trailing Attorney General Ken Paxton in the primary contest between Texas ...

If Cornyn maintains that level of alignment with Trump for the next year, he will be difficult, maybe even impossible to ...