Paxton weighs Cornyn challenge as Texas GOP rift deepens
- Posted on February 2, 2025
- By The Hill
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Paxton weighs Cornyn challenge as Texas GOP rift deepens
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is weighing a primary challenge to Sen. John Cornyn (R) in what could be the next high-profile proxy battle between the two competing wings of the state’s GOP. Paxton told Fox News in an interview on Monday that he is considering a bid for Cornyn’s Senate seat in 2026…