Paxton and Hunt Set Sights on Cornyn in GOP Texas Senate Primary

HOUSTON—Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is facing a two-pronged attack. On one side, there’s Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Cornyn’s top rival in the Republican Senate primary. During a Feb. 19 rally in Magnolia, Paxton took aim at the incumbent. Although Cornyn has touted a conservative, pro-Trump record, Paxton questioned the senator’s accomplishments, challenging the audience to identify “one great accomplishment” from his decades in the Senate and other political roles. On the other side, there’s Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas), who is also hitting the campaign trail hard, although he is lingering in third place in polling. Outside a scholarship breakfast earlier the same day in Trinity, Hunt told The Epoch Times he has made more than 40 stops across Texas in his bid to replace Cornyn in the Senate....