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Sen. John Cornyn has nearly double the war chest of Attorney General Ken Paxton in Texas’ Senate GOP primary after the third fundraising quarter of the year — though in the latest flare-up between the two, neither can agree on which funds count.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/10/16/533511/cornyn-heads-into-fall-with-big-cash-advantage-over-gop-primary-challengers-paxton-hunt/

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After spending much of the spring and summer trailing state Attorney General Ken Paxton in the polls, Senator John Cornyn has pulled even with his chief rival for the 2026 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate from Texas.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2025/10/09/532981/john-cornyn-ken-paxton-in-statistical-dead-heat-in-gop-primary-for-u-s-senate-from-texas-poll-finds/

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Hunt’s entry increases the likelihood that the GOP contest will go to a May runoff. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2025/10/06/532690/u-s-rep-wesley-hunt-enters-gop-senate-primary-against-incumbent-sen-john-cornyn-texas-ag-ken-paxton/

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State Rep. James Talarico (D-Austin) has entered the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican John Cornyn. Talarico plans to hold a campaign kick-off rally Tuesday evening in his hometown of Round Rock.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/09/530359/state-rep-james-talarico-enters-democratic-primary-for-u-s-senate/

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State Rep. James Talarico (D-Austin) has entered the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican John Cornyn. Talarico plans to hold a campaign kick-off rally Tuesday evening in his hometown of Round Rock.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/09/530359/state-rep-james-talarico-enters-democratic-primary-for-u-s-senate/

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State Rep. James Talarico (D-Austin) has entered the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican John Cornyn. Talarico plans to hold a campaign kick-off rally Tuesday evening in his hometown of Round Rock.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/09/530359/state-rep-james-talarico-enters-democratic-primary-for-u-s-senate/

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State Rep. James Talarico (D-Austin) has entered the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican John Cornyn. Talarico plans to hold a campaign kick-off rally Tuesday evening in his hometown of Round Rock.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/09/530359/state-rep-james-talarico-enters-democratic-primary-for-u-s-senate/

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State Rep. James Talarico (D-Austin) has entered the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican John Cornyn. Talarico plans to hold a campaign kick-off rally Tuesday evening in his hometown of Round Rock.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/09/530359/state-rep-james-talarico-enters-democratic-primary-for-u-s-senate/

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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is closing the gap with his main rival in the March 2026 Republican primary, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to a new poll from Texas Southern University’s Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/19/528955/tsu-poll-shows-senator-john-cornyn-narrowing-attorney-general-ken-paxtons-lead-in-gop-senate-primary/

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Following a 26-hour marathon voting session and lengthy, late-night negotiations, the U.S. Senate passed its version of Republicans’ landmark tax and spending bill with both Texas senators voting for the legislation.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/07/01/525455/senate-passes-gops-tax-and-spending-bill-with-cornyn-cruz-priorities-included/

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Terry Virts, a former astronaut and International Space Station commander, announced Monday he is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas as a Democrat.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/06/23/524676/former-astronaut-terry-virts-launches-democratic-bid-for-u-s-senate-in-texas/

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Terry Virts, a former astronaut and International Space Station commander, announced Monday he is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas as a Democrat.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/06/23/524676/former-astronaut-terry-virts-launches-democratic-bid-for-u-s-senate-in-texas/

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Terry Virts, a former astronaut and International Space Station commander, announced Monday he is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas as a Democrat.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/06/23/524676/former-astronaut-terry-virts-launches-democratic-bid-for-u-s-senate-in-texas/

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Terry Virts, a former astronaut and International Space Station commander, announced Monday he is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas as a Democrat.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/06/23/524676/former-astronaut-terry-virts-launches-democratic-bid-for-u-s-senate-in-texas/

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Terry Virts, a former astronaut and International Space Station commander, announced Monday he is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas as a Democrat.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/06/23/524676/former-astronaut-terry-virts-launches-democratic-bid-for-u-s-senate-in-texas/

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A new poll released Wednesday shows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton with a commanding lead over incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in either a two-person race or a three-person race in next year's Republican primary.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/05/28/522373/ken-paxton-leads-john-cornyn-by-nine-percentage-points-in-tsu-senate-race-poll/

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Texas AG Ken Paxton announced Tuesday he will challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in next year’s midterm elections, setting up a barnburner clash of two Republican titans that is sure to reverberate across state and national politics.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/04/08/518290/texas-ag-ken-paxton-officially-joins-u-s-senate-race-challenging-john-cornyn/

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A Houston man who was detained in China for longer than a decade will return home as part of a prisoner swap with the United States, according to the White House.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2024/11/27/507312/houston-man-among-three-americans-released-in-u-s-china-prisoner-swap-officials-say/

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