Texas Senate Runoff Takes Sharp Turn as Trump-Backed Paxton Surges
The Texas GOP Senate runoff is turning into a rout. Prediction markets indicated President Trump-backed Attorney General Ken Paxton had a 97% chance of defeating incumbent Sen. John Cornyn by Tuesday night. With only 25% of votes reported, Paxton held a staggering 22-point lead over the three-term senator. That margin grew as election-day vote drops…