
Originally published bySouth China Morning Post
Texas Attorney General Ken โ Paxton ousted four-term US Senator John Cornyn on Tuesday, riding President Donald โ Trumpโs endorsement to a run-off victory for the Republican Senate nomination, US media projected.
The race was called shortly after polls closed in Texasโ westernmost counties, which are in a separate time zone from most of the state.
Paxtonโs victory will force Cornyn into retirement early next year โ and the Republican political establishment in Washington into embracing a candidate...
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