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Texas Senate Primaries Heat Up as Early Voting Starts

February 19, 2026·6 days ago·via The New York Times
Texas Senate Primaries Heat Up as Early Voting Starts
Early voting kicks off in Texas for the high-stakes U.S. Senate primaries, with Republicans locked in a fierce battle between incumbent John Cornyn, AG Ken Paxton, and Rep. Wesley Hunt - no clear frontrunner as polls show a likely May runoff. Paxton leads slightly in some surveys at 38%, hammering Cornyn as too cozy with D.C. elites, while all three pledge border security and Trump-style conservatism amid Trump's refusal to endorse. On the Democrat side, Rep.

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