The latest John Cornyn news from The Texas Tribune.
Hegar, an Air Force veteran, leads the field — but 66% of potential Democratic primary voters said either that they don’t know whom they’ll support or that they haven’t thought about it enough to have an opinion, according to a University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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Fallon could be the highest-profile Republican yet to take on the state's senior U.S. senator. Full Story
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A state senator decided to run for U.S. Senate and had to disclose information about his income and assets that isn't required of Texas officials. Just think what we might learn if Texas politicians had to meet the more stringent federal standards. Full Story
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West, running in the increasingly crowded Democratic field to take on Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, also disclosed in federal forms that he's in business with a company run by a Republican megadonor. Full Story
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Tzintzún Ramirez, who helped found the Workers Defense Project and Jolt Texas, is the latest Democrat to announce a bid to deny U.S. Sen. John Cornyn a fourth term. Full Story
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Anger and frustration about gun laws — and president's racist language — is becoming more apparent in a city still dealing with grief from what police have said is a racially motivated massacre. Full Story
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In the wake of shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, the president and Congress are discussing laws blocking access to firearms for people considered an imminent threat. But here in Texas, bills that would do that have made little traction. Full Story
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The nod creates a vacancy on the state's highest civil court, giving Gov. Greg Abbott his third opportunity to make an appointment. Full Story
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Since state Sen. Royce West and Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards joined the race, it's clear the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate isn't going to be a quick and easy one. Full Story
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West joins a crowded and unsettled Democratic field of candidates looking to unseat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. Full Story
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The Democratic field seeking to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, keeps growing. Full Story
Democrats looking for a challenger to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn have turned — and not for the first time — to local politicians in Texas who are attempting the leap to statewide politics. It works, sometimes. Full Story
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Edwards joins an increasingly crowded field vying for the Democratic nomination for one of Texas' U.S. Senate seats. The eventual nominee will face an incumbent who already has a $9 million war chest. Full Story
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His most serious Democratic challenger so far, MJ Hegar, took in over $1 million in the second quarter after launching her campaign in late April. She has a little under $600,000 in the bank. Full Story
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Their recruitment efforts have centered on Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, the founder and executive director of a group that tries to increase Latino participation in politics. Full Story
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The announcement by the former Florida congressman, who now lives in Texas, sets up a possible challenge to the current chairman, James Dickey. Full Story
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The former Houston congressman and 2006 gubernatorial candidate is moving forward with a U.S. Senate run. Full Story
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State Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, met this week with the top Democrat in the U.S. Senate as he mulls a challenge to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. Full Story
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“We are, I think, no longer the reliably red state we have been,” says the U.S. senator, who has emerged as a top target for Texas Democrats in 2020. Full Story
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More than half of the state's voters think President Donald Trump is doing a good job, but they're not as pleased with some of his character traits, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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