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Texas, Ken Paxton and United States Senate

Paxton and Cornyn, facing off for Senate, use their official powers in Texas redistricting fight

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the man he is vying to unseat in next year’s Republican primary, US Sen. John Cornyn, are both using the powers of their offices to try to pressure the Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to prevent a vote on a GOP-led redistricting plan.

The New York Times · 8h

How a U.S. Senate Race Is Shaping the Fight Over Redistricting in Texas

Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton are vying to be the tougher candidate on Democratic lawmakers who left Texas, as potential Democratic rivals seek their own spotlight.

SFGate · 1d

Trump ally Ken Paxton escalates Texas redistricting fight with call for Beto O'Rourke to be jailed

Paxton says he wants O'Rourke in jail for his fundraising efforts on behalf of Texas Democrats who have stymied GOP plans to redraw the state's congressional maps.

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Don’t like Ken Paxton? Tell John Cornyn not to run. | Opinion

The MAGA base is willing to take a risk with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the primary for U.S. Senate. If you don’t like it, then tell John Cornyn to step down and let someone else run.

How the quorum break became a proxy war for the GOP US Senate primary

Cornyn finds himself in trouble entering the primary, with every poll of the race showing him losing to Paxton ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN5d

John Cornyn enters critical window to change trajectory of Texas Senate primary against Ken Paxton

The annual summer break is a critical window for Texas’ senior senator, whose allies are blitzing the airwaves with ads ...

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Cornyn, Paxton spar over response to quorum break

John Cornyn and Ken Paxton are running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Texas in 2026. The two disagree on ...

'Pandering and pretending': Tony Buzbee slams John Cornyn's Trump support

On Sunday night, Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee criticized what he referred to as U.S. Senator John Cornyn's manufactured loyalty ...

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Texas GOP shadow battle emerges over Dem runaways

A chasm has emerged between two Texas Republican Senate candidates in the legal fight against Democrats who fled the state to ...

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Ken Paxton’s long-distance quest for a Trump endorsement

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently found himself roughly 4,500 miles from home as he sought one thing that could give ...

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Lone Star State rivals for US Senate compete to wrangle runaway Democrats

Ken Paxton is challenging John Cornyn in a 2026 Texas Senate race, and a super PAC highlights the attorney general's role in a redistricting battle with fleeing Democrats.

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Cornyn leans into Texas redistricting fight amid uphill reelection bid

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is leaning into the Texas redistricting battle as he seeks to fend off a conservative primary challenge from state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). On Tuesday, Cornyn ...

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Divorce, adultery allegations against Paxton jolt Senate race in Texas

In one of the biggest GOP primary races of the midterms, Sen. John Cornyn and his allies are bringing up Ken Paxton’s ...

The Daily Caller on MSN5d

Ken Paxton Took Victory Lap Suing Woke ‘Cartel’ He Quietly Invests Fortune In

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is taking a victory lap for spearheading a multi-state lawsuit taking on the ...

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