How Ken Paxton boxed out John Cornyn to win Donald Trump’s endorsement

of a gala there. Back home, he continued appearing at events for Trump-aligned groups, including at a Dallas-area gathering of the Conservative Political Action Conference, which Cornyn skipped.

Cornyn also found new ways to embrace the president. Last week, he introduced legislation to name a major Texas highway “Interstate 47” in honor of Trump.

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