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Texas Attorney General issues sweeping opinion against DEI

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said decades of DEI programs violate state and federal law. His office called for immediate rollback across agencies, schools and local governments.

https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/texas-attorney-general-issues-sweeping-opinion-against-dei/

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Houston Public Media Oct 17

U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt of Houston wants Republican voters who may be unfamiliar with him to know that he’s much more like Attorney General Ken Paxton than he is like incumbent Sen. John Cornyn.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/10/17/533622/rep-wesley-hunt-pitches-himself-as-a-younger-ken-paxton-in-u-s-senate-primary-bid/

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Rep. Wesley Hunt pitches himself as a younger Ken Paxton in U.S. Senate primary bid

Hunt, 43, said his entry into the race to defeat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn guarantees that a “conservative warrior” will be Texas’ next senator — and that only he and Paxton fit the bill.

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Houston Public Media Oct 16

Sen. John Cornyn has nearly double the war chest of Attorney General Ken Paxton in Texas’ Senate GOP primary after the third fundraising quarter of the year — though in the latest flare-up between the two, neither can agree on which funds count.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/10/16/533511/cornyn-heads-into-fall-with-big-cash-advantage-over-gop-primary-challengers-paxton-hunt/

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Cornyn heads into fall with big cash advantage over GOP primary challengers Paxton, Hunt

Texas’ senior senator outraised his foes across his campaign operation, though some of the money is ineligible to be transferred to his main account.

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Houston Public Media Oct 9

After spending much of the spring and summer trailing state Attorney General Ken Paxton in the polls, Senator John Cornyn has pulled even with his chief rival for the 2026 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate from Texas.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2025/10/09/532981/john-cornyn-ken-paxton-in-statistical-dead-heat-in-gop-primary-for-u-s-senate-from-texas-poll-finds/

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John Cornyn, Ken Paxton in statistical dead heat in GOP primary for U.S. Senate, poll finds

The latest survey from the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs shows Houston-area Congressman Wesley Hunt in third place behind Cornyn and Paxton. It also shows Dallas-area Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, who has declared she’s a candidate, leading the Democratic primary field.

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Houston Public Media Oct 6

Hunt’s entry increases the likelihood that the GOP contest will go to a May runoff.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2025/10/06/532690/u-s-rep-wesley-hunt-enters-gop-senate-primary-against-incumbent-sen-john-cornyn-texas-ag-ken-paxton/

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U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt enters GOP Senate primary against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, Texas AG Ken Paxton

Hunt represents Houston's Energy Corridor and northwest Harris County in the U.S. House of Representatives. His entry into the Republican primary increases the likelihood of the bitter, expensive contest dragging on into a May 2026 runoff.

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Houston Public Media Sep 24, 2025

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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Sen. John Cornyn nabs endorsements from 15 former GOP members of Congress in primary vs. Ken Paxton

It’s a further sign of how the Washington establishment has consolidated behind the senior Texas senator, who is being backed by the Senate GOP’s campaign arm in his primary.

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Houston Public Media Sep 9, 2025

State Rep. James Talarico (D-Austin) has entered the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican John Cornyn. Talarico plans to hold a campaign kick-off rally Tuesday evening in his hometown of Round Rock.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/09/530359/state-rep-james-talarico-enters-democratic-primary-for-u-s-senate/

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State Rep. James Talarico enters Democratic primary for U.S. Senate

The Austin state lawmaker is challenging former congressman and unsuccessful 2024 Senate candidate Colin Allred and former NASA astronaut Terry Virts for the Democratic nod. The Republican primary is a close race between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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Houston Public Media Sep 8, 2025

New York Attorney General Letitia James said she will intervene in a legal fight over Texas’ ban on abortion pills, escalating a national showdown between states.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/abortion/2025/09/08/530292/ny-attorney-general-will-intervene-in-texas-abortion-pill-access-lawsuit/

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NY attorney general will intervene in Texas abortion pill access lawsuit

Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, said Texas has no authority to “impose its cruel abortion ban here.”

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Houston Public Media Aug 29, 2025

Conroe ISD plans to have Ten Commandments posters hanging in all its classrooms when students return after Labor Day weekend. District leaders initially said they would pause their rollout as they “await further guidance” from the courts.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/08/29/529729/conroe-isd-to-display-ten-commandments-after-initially-pausing-rollout-in-response-to-court-ruling/

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Conroe ISD to display Ten Commandments after initially pausing rollout in response to court ruling

The school district north of Houston, although not directly impacted by a federal injunction that temporarily blocks the display of the commandments, initially said it would hold off on hanging them in its classrooms. Conroe ISD changed course after a directive from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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Houston Public Media Aug 19, 2025

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is closing the gap with his main rival in the March 2026 Republican primary, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to a new poll from Texas Southern University’s Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/19/528955/tsu-poll-shows-senator-john-cornyn-narrowing-attorney-general-ken-paxtons-lead-in-gop-senate-primary/

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John Cornyn narrowing Ken Paxton’s lead in GOP Senate primary, Texas Southern University poll shows

The survey also showed former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, not yet a declared candidate, leading former Congressman Colin Allred by double digits in a hypothetical Democratic primary matchup.

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