John Cornyn

More than 50 Texas House Democrats left to stall a Republican-backed redistricting plan, effectively shutting down legislative business at the Capitol.

U.S. Sen. Cornyn, a Republican, wants the FBI to use tools he says it has to track lawmakers who “cross state lines.” The president says the federal agency "may have to" get involved.

In her divorce petition, Paxton accused her husband of adultery. Ken Paxton is challenging John Cornyn in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in most polls in the Republican Senate primary. But a recent poll on the 2026 general election shows former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, within striking distance of beating Paxton if he ends up being the GOP candidate.

The GOP primary election for U.S. Senate is already shaping up to be a slugfest between incumbent John Cornyn and his challenger, outgoing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Who will President Donald Trump decide to back?

Cornyn has represented Texas in Congress for more than two decades. He'll go up against Paxton during the Republican primaries next March.

Several members of the Texas Legislature are expressing their support after Gov. Greg Abbott asked the federal government to reimburse Texas for money it spent securing the border during the Biden administration.

Red flag laws allow judges to temporarily seize firearms from people who are deemed dangerous. Gov. Greg Abbott already faced a conservative backlash after he asked the Legislature to consider them four years ago.

The senior senator from Texas is part of a bipartisan group of legislators seeking a deal on guns.

Cornyn is the most prominent Texas Republican to criticize the attorney general’s rocky record ahead of the runoff election against George P. Bush.