Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) are in a dead heat in the GOP primary for Cornyn’s seat next year, with Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) about 10 points behind the pair, according to a new poll.

Polling released by the University of Houston and Texas Southern University on Thursday found Paxton at 34 percent, Cornyn at 33 percent and Hunt at 22 percent support.

A separate 11 percent of survey respondents said they were not sure whom they supported. Respondents were surveyed before Hunt announced this week........

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