Endorsements Buoy Cornyn in Texas Race Deepening GOP Divisions

March 26, 2026, 6:43 PM UTC

Sen. John Cornyn is gaining support in his Republican runoff against Attorney General Ken Paxton as the brutal Texas primary deepens GOP divisions in a state where polls fuel Democratic optimism.

The four-term senator received endorsements from three Republican members of the state’s congressional delegation who had previously sat on the sidelines.

Reps. Roger Williams, Randy Weber, and Nathaniel Moran backed Cornyn on Thursday—the latest show of establishment support ahead of the May 26 runoff.

They join Republican Reps. Jake Ellzey, Craig Goldman, Pete Sessions, and Michael McCaul, who had already endorsed Cornyn, giving him ...

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