Houston congressman Wesley Hunt is entering the U.S. Senate primary, amidst a heated race between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/10/06/532644/gop-rep-wesley-hunt-announces-run-for-u-s-senate-joining-cornyn-paxton-in-primary/

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Sen. John Cornyn on Wednesday unveiled endorsements from 15 former Republican members of Congress from Texas in his primary against Attorney General Ken Paxton.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/24/531750/sen-john-cornyn-nabs-endorsements-from-15-former-gop-members-of-congress-in-primary-vs-ken-paxton/

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A new poll of Texas’ Senate GOP primary shows Sen. John Cornyn leading Attorney General Ken Paxton by 1 percentage point, breaking a spell of public polling that had found the incumbent trailing by wide margins.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/15/528747/poll-finds-cornyn-paxton-in-dead-heat-in-texas-senate-gop-primary/

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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said the FBI has agreed to assist in locating dozens of Democratic Texas lawmakers who recently left Texas to block the passage of a Republican-backed redistricting plan.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/07/528132/sen-cornyn-says-fbi-will-help-track-down-texas-democrats-who-fled-state-over-redistricting/

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Groups affiliated with Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Houston, have poured more than $3 million into advertising across the state as the second-term congressman explores a potential dark-horse Senate bid.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/05/527922/wesley-hunt-tests-waters-of-a-senate-bid-setting-up-possible-heavyweight-primary-with-cornyn-and-paxton/

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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, facing a challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, rebuked the notion that he would drop out of the 2026 Republican primary.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/06/27/525205/u-s-sen-john-cornyn-rebukes-report-that-hes-considering-dropping-out-of-2026-race/

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U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz from Texas introduced a bill this week to bring the Space Shuttle Discovery back home to Houston.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/nasa/2025/04/10/518521/texas-senators-introduce-legislation-to-return-space-shuttle-discovery-to-houston/

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Texas Senator John Cornyn is vying against South Dakota's John Thune to become next Senate majority leader.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/11/07/505340/texas-senator-john-cornyn-vies-with-s-d-s-john-thune-to-become-next-senate-majority-leader/

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Cruz a “hard no” on border bill, Cornyn uncommitted but skeptical

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/border/2024/02/06/476628/cruz-a-hard-no-on-border-bill-while-cornyn-is-uncommitted-but-skeptical/

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