Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is stepping up his race for the U.S. Senate with early voting about to begin for the March 3 GOP primary

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton came out swinging against Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on Monday in his first rally since launching his primary Senate campaign, hitting Cornyn as an establishment candidate with an uncompelling record.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is stepping up his race for the U.S. Senate with early voting about to begin in his state

In more than two decades as a US Senator from Texas, John Cornyn has never faced a serious electoral threat. This year, he’s struggling to make it past the Republican primary.

It was an unfamiliar setting for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Monday night: walking out to the applause of supporters at his first campaign rally since the Republican announced his candidacy for the U.

Sen. John Cornyn is seeking Texas Republicans' nomination for a fifth term, in a contest that has seen bitter and expensive attacks on all sides.

In a year where Democrats are banking on a surge in support, voters are choosing which candidates could go the distance, either to turn Texas blue or preserve Republicans’ control over Congress.