- Texas Senate and Governor races tighten ahead of midterms
- Ken Paxton prevailed over John Cornyn in the GOP primary, aided by Donald Trump's influence, and now faces James Talarico in the general election.
- Paxton and Cornyn contested the Texas Senate runoff election, with Trump endorsing Paxton.
Veronica Escobar won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat in the Texas primary runoff election.
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Veronica Escobar won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat in the Texas primary runoff election.
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Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Texas primary runoff election for a fifth term in the Senate.1 source
Veronica Escobar secured the Democratic nomination for the Texas Senate seat.1 source
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Paxton and Cornyn contested the Texas Senate runoff election, with Trump endorsing Paxton.Also in this story
- Voters are testing their loyalty to Trump's agenda while incumbents like Ken Paxton and John Cornyn participate in the Texas primary race.
- Donald Trump endorsed Ken Paxton in Dallas County, boosting his polling numbers against John Cornyn.
Within Texas Senate and Governor races tighten ahead of midterms
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Veronica Escobar
U.S. Representative from Texas
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Texas
state of the United States of America
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John Cornyn
American politician and attorney (born 1952)
- Ken Paxton defeated John Cornyn in a recent contest. Meanwhile, James Talarico is challenging Paxton in an upcoming election, alongside unrelated talks regarding a war settlement.
- Jon Ossoff and John Cornyn co-introduced the Mystic Alerts Act to improve emergency services infrastructure in Georgia and Central Texas.
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Donald Trump
American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
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- Talarico and Paxton are running against each other in the Texas Senate race, with Trump endorsing Paxton and Talarico's voters concerned about the war in Iran.
- Gina Hinojosa, a Democratic candidate, is running against Governor Greg Abbott in Texas, and she and James Talarico are fighting school voucher policies.