State Attorney General Ken Paxton clinched the Texas Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, defeating longtime Sen. John Cornyn. President Trump’s endorsement of Paxton helped lift another MAGA firebrand.
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The MAGA stalwart defeated Sen. John Cornyn following a vitriolic campaign and will face Democrat James Talarico in November.
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