Meeting with Sen. John Cornyn in Austin on Tuesday, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry said the political group he leads, called the Lone Star Freedom Project, will spend “whatever it takes” to see Cornyn in the bruising Republican primary, in addition to the nearly $18 million it has spent on his behalf. Cornyn, who is … Read more
DALLAS (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will find himself in an unfamiliar setting Monday night: Headlining his first campaign rally since the Republican announced his bid for the U.S. Senate 10 months ago. Paxton’s scheduled appearance is part of his stepped-up campaign to unseat four-term Republican Sen. John Cornyn and add a MAGA … Read more
Anti-Muslim rhetoric has emerged as a strong ingredient in the looming Republican Texas primary as candidates race to raise fears about the spread of Sharia law in the state and present themselves as the toughest option to oppose it. From the heated Senate primary to local races, Republican candidates are vowing to fight hardest against … Read more