John Cornyn and Ken Paxton enter Texas Republican primary runoff

12 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 1

Cornyn edged Paxton 42% to 41% in March and heads into the late-May contest with $8.5 million cash on hand versus Paxton’s $2.6 million.
The race has become a test of whether a pragmatic, establishment conservative can still survive against a scandal-shadowed MAGA challenger popular with Texas Republican grassroots voters.
Cornyn’s support for a 2022 gun bill after Uvalde and other bipartisan moves hurt him with Trump loyalists, while Trump has so far withheld an endorsement.

Will this runoff redefine the balance between legislative experience and ideological alignment in modern politics?