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MORNING GLORY: Texas might be the key to saving Trump's second term agenda

The president can seal a continued Senate GOP majority for his last two years with an endorsement of Senator John Cornyn

By Hugh Hewitt Fox News

Published March 5, 2026 5:00am EST

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Texas Republican Senate runoff: Cornyn vows ‘judgement day is coming for Ken Paxton’

Republican Sen. John Cornyn, advancing to a runoff with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for the GOP Senate nomination, takes aim at his rival.

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On May 26, 2026, the second half of President Donald Trump’s second term may be on the ballot.

Texas Senator John Cornyn held off Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to lead in the first round of the 2026 race for the Texas Senate seat, but since Congressman Wesley Hunt drew more than 13% of the primary vote, a run-off between Cornyn and Paxton will be held on May 26.

Senator Cornyn is a stalwart conservative, a former Texas State Supreme Court justice and a strong supporter of President Donald Trump. Attorney General Paxton is a fixture of the often black-and-blue brawling of the Lone Star State’s internal combinations.

How black-and-blue?

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) walks through the halls of the U.S. Capitol on February 12, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Paxton was impeached by the overwhelmingly GOP-dominated state legislature on 16 counts of alleged wrongdoing in 2023. Paxton survived his trial in the Texas State Senate and was acquitted, but should he somehow catch........

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