Texas attorney general Paxton defeats Cornyn for Senate nomination (opens in new tab)

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican U.S. Senate runoff against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, setting up a November general election against Democratic state Rep. James Talarico. President Trump endorsed Paxton in the runoff, and KETK reported local results showing Paxton with 64% of the vote against Cornyn. Talarico opened his general election campaign in Houston on Wednesday by attacking Paxton over allegations of corruption and abuse of power, while Paxton and Republicans beg...