Democrats last carried Texas in a presidential election 49 years ago, last elected a U.S. senator there in 1986 and have lost all statewide elections since 1994. Texas Republicans could, however, ...

The third-term Republican, who is challenging U.S. Sen. John Cornyn next year rather than run for reelection, did not give an ...

The decisions illustrate how dissenting voices have little room in the GOP and complicate the party’s path to holding its majorities in the midterms.

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

The GOP contest between Sen. John Cornyn and Ken Paxton is already a shootout and could hurt Republicans’ chances against ...

The dismissal brings about an end to a long-running legal saga involving Paxton, who also faced an impeachment trial on unrelated allegations in 2023.

A new attack ad released by a group backing U.S. Sen. John Cornyn absurdly accuses far-right Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton — who's running for the seat now held by Texas' senior GOP senator ...

Ken Paxton still leads John Cornyn by 16 points with Wesley Hunt in the mix In a potential three-way primary that includes GOP Rep Wesley Hunt, who’s said to be considering a run, the numbers don’t ...

Scott Panetti in a prison visitation cell in Texas in 2006. The following year, the U.S. Supreme Court held that an individual must have a “rational understanding” of why the state planned to ...

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.

Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. * Why do polls show Sen. John Cornyn trailing state Attorney General Ken Paxton in Texas’ Senate Republican primary ...

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in an interview published Friday suggested the allegations that fueled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) impeachment inquiry — which ultimately failed — were ...