CBS News projects Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will advance to a runoff in the Texas Republican Senate primary, with neither clearing 50% of the vote. Paxton, now in his third term as attorney general, is challenging Cornyn, now serving his fourth term, who has also been in Republican leadership. The … Read more
A man with magazines was taken into custody outside of a Ken Paxton election event in Dallas, Texas, Tuesday night. CBS News’ Nidia Cavazos reports. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ahead of the polls closing in Texas Tuesday, on the first major primary night of the 2026 midterms, a suspect who drove from Oklahoma was arrested outside GOP candidate Ken Paxton’s Dallas headquarters around 5:15 p.m., later found to be in possession of ammo following a reported … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! WACO, TEXAS — Two of this primary season’s fiercest rivals have one thing in common: unflinching support for President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, are both leaning into their relationship with Trump and their record of … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The 2026 primary season kicks off on Tuesday with showdowns in Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas, with contests that could ultimately decide whether Republicans can hold their House and Senate majorities in the midterm elections. Taking center stage this week: the combustible Democratic and Republican Senate primaries … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! WACO, TX – In the aftermath of a shooting rampage in Texas by a gunman who was a naturalized citizen from Africa, state Attorney General Ken Paxton says that authorities “have to do a better job vetting people when they come here.” Paxton, who’s challenging longtime Sen. … Read more
Texas Rep. Wesley Hunt speaks with CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe about why voters should choose him to become the next Republican nominee for U.S. Senate over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Hunt says he will commit to serving only two terms if elected, arguing that Cornyn has held the seat … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Texas Senate primary for Republicans is a bloodbath, and President Donald Trump isn’t wading in. Trump, who appeared in Corpus Christi, Texas, to tout his energy agenda on Friday, had the opportunity to stake his claim in the contentious race and endorse a candidate. Sen. John … Read more
The Texas Attorney General sues multiple companies while feeding the plaintiffs bar. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An appellate court found on Wednesday that Texas can enforce a law regulating drag shows in public places and in the presence of minors, scrapping a lower court order that had enjoined the state from doing so. A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the … Read more