Advice for Ken Paxton
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won the Republican runoff primary against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn. Paxton will face Democrat James Talarico, who has been vocal about his views on religion and government policy. The article suggests that Paxton should challenge Talarico's interpretations of Christianity to strengthen his campaign.
- ▪Ken Paxton defeated John Cornyn by 25 percentage points in the Republican runoff primary.
- ▪James Talarico, a former teacher and Texas House member, is Paxton's opponent in the upcoming election.
- ▪Talarico has made statements regarding the separation of church and state, particularly about the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
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Advice for Ken Paxton Laura Hollis | 11:19 PM on May 28, 2026 AP Photo/Julio Cortez Now that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has roundly defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican runoff primary for Cornyn's U.S. Senate seat (Paxton won by 25 percentage points), the real battle begins. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Paxton's opponent on the Democrat Party ticket is James Talarico, a former teacher and member of the Texas House of Representatives who holds a master of divinity from the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
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