{"id":71248,"date":"2025-08-11T01:33:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T01:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=71248"},"modified":"2025-08-11T01:33:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T01:33:03","slug":"lone-star-state-rivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=71248","title":{"rendered":"Lone Star State rivals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-332.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-332.png 1000w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-332-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-332-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-332-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A super PAC backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton\u2019s 2026 primary challenge against Sen. John Cornyn is spotlighting Paxton\u2019s role in the state\u2019s high-stakes redistricting battle. Lone Star Liberty PAC\u2019s new digital ad features cable news clips showing Paxton pursuing Democratic lawmakers who fled Texas to block GOP-drafted congressional maps that would add five right-leaning districts. The ad also shows Paxton with former President Donald Trump, who remains neutral in the GOP primary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Ken Paxton puts Texas Democrats on notice in redistricting fight\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v8bB5ms0Phk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The fight is part of a broader Republican push\u2014encouraged by Trump\u2014to secure the party\u2019s narrow House majority in the 2026 midterms. Cornyn has touted his letter urging the FBI to help track the absent Democrats, while Paxton is investigating PACs linked to Beto O\u2019Rourke for allegedly aiding them. A judge recently granted Paxton a restraining order preventing such funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O\u2019Rourke, considering a 2026 Senate run, has blasted Paxton, calling him corrupt. Other Democrats, including state Sen. James Talarico and candidate Colin Allred, have voiced support for the lawmakers\u2019 flight, making Texas a focal point in what could be one of the most combative Senate races next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-333.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-333.png 480w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-333-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=71173\">ALSO READ&#8230;..<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A super PAC backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton\u2019s 2026 primary challenge against Sen. John Cornyn is spotlighting Paxton\u2019s role in the state\u2019s high-stakes redistricting battle. 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