Ken Paxton announces Senate bid, sets up Texas GOP battle with John Cornyn

Do Republican Voters Still Care About Scandal?

The outcome of Ken Paxton’s primary challenge vs. Sen. John Cornyn may answer that question. - David M. Drucker - Start a free trial today for full access.

5 things that could shape the Cornyn-Paxton Senate showdown

Texas Republicans will have their most consequential primary contest in 15 years when incumbent Sen. John Cornyn tries to stave off a challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Paxton launches primary challenge to Cornyn in Texas with Trump likely looming over the race

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 – in the nation’s most populous red state. Paxton is positioning himself as a disruptor, pledging in a social media post to “take a sledgehammer to the D.C. establishment” and dismissing Cornyn as a 24-year incumbent who’s no longer effective. “It’…

Texas AG Ken Paxton, Trusted MAGA Ally, Takes On Four-Term Senator John Cornyn

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and a loyal supporter of President Trump and the America First movement, announced this week that he will challenge Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary. Cornyn is up for reelection in 2026. I remember voting for Cornyn the first time he ran for Senate in 2002. In those days, Washington's politicians—the crème de la crème of leadership—were all from Texas. George W. Bush served as president for two…

Texas AG Paxton Announces 2026 GOP Primary Challenge Against Sen. Cornyn

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced this week his long-expected 2026 Senate primary challenge against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.  Both politicians cast long shadows in the Lone Star State. In his announcement, Paxton characterized the run as bolstering support for President Donald Trump in the Senate. “We have another great U.S. senator in Ted Cruz. And it’s time we have another great senator that will actually stand up and fig…

Five things to know about Texas AG Ken Paxton’s challenge to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn

Texas Attorney General Republican Ken Paxton has his sights set on Washington.