Texas Republicans choose Cornyn or Paxton for Senate (opens in new tab)

Texas voters are choosing the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate on Tuesday in a runoff between four-term Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton, ending a contest that has lasted more than a year. President Trump endorsed Paxton late in the race, while Senate GOP leaders continued to back Cornyn and criticized the endorsement. The winner will face Democratic nominee James Talarico in November, according to KHOU. Cornyn and Paxton had no scheduled public campaign events on the ...