Trump, Ken Paxton and Texas
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President Donald Trump's victory in Texas may have Republicans nervous about the upcoming midterm elections.
The November ballot in Texas is now set, after a four-term Republican senator lost to a Trump-endorsed challenger in Tuesday's primary runoffs. Meanwhile, Texas Democrats are angling to win their first Senate race since 1988.
Texas AG Ken Paxton, endorsed by Trump as a "MAGA Warrior," defeats Sen. John Cornyn in the heated Republican Senate primary runoff election.
Sen. John Cornyn lost to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the GOP Senate runoff. Trump last week endorsed Paxton, who will face Democrat James Talarico in November.
President Trump had endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the primary runoff.
Texas Senate runoff pits Trump-backed Ken Paxton against Sen. John Cornyn in a high-stakes GOP battle with major midterm election implications.
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