The New Yorker

In the Texas Primaries, a Good Night for James Talarico, and a Bad One for John Cornyn

In Tuesday night’s twin primaries for the U.S. Senate in Texas, each party was navigating a balance between its current iteration and what may replace it—“in one case, delicately, and in the other, not so much,
The Texas Tribune

Trump says he will soon endorse in runoff between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton

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Three Reasons John Cornyn Is Fighting for His Political Life

The veteran Texas senator faces what promises to be a bruising runoff with the state attorney general challenging him from the right. But he had a stronger showing than expected.

Live updates: Cornyn, Paxton move to runoff; Texas Supreme Court order complicates Dallas vote count

Sen. John Cornyn (R) is headed for a May 26 Texas Senate runoff against Attorney General Ken Paxton after neither candidate got the necessary 50-percent-plus-one support they needed in Tuesday’s GOP primary.

GOP anxieties rise in Texas after Talarico victory

Republican anxieties are rising in Texas, where Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton will clash in a runoff race in May, as Democrats rally around the winner of their primary: state