Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton thanked President Donald Trump after winning the Republican runoff for U.S. Senate,and called Trump’s endorsement “the

Sen. John Cornyn conceded defeat in the Texas Senate primary runoff after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured victory in a massively expensive race.

Ken Paxton defeated John Cornyn in the Texas Republican Senate runoff, securing the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate seat.

John Cornyn became the second Republican senator to lose his seat in less than two weeks. A Trump endorsement helped propel Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to a more than 25-point victory.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn tried for more than a year to show Donald Trump and Texas Republicans that he and the president were on the same team

Nicole Fallert here, bringing you the news to know on Wednesday, and check in with the "Summer House" fans in your life. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican Senate runoff election Tuesday in Texas,

State Rep. James Talarico will face a stiff race against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in November after the Trump ally defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn on Tuesday. CBS News' Fin Gómez reports.

Ken Paxton won the Texas Republican primary after Trump's endorsement. But Trump-backed candidates have repeatedly underperformed when it counts most.