/tags/john-cornyn John Cornyn en-US Copyright Fri, 09 May 2025 15:18:07 GMT /news/2025-05-09/department-of-justice-announces-investigation-of-epic-city The U.S. Department of Justice opened an investigation of Muslim development EPIC City after Senator John Cornyn sent a letter to the Attorney General. Fri, 09 May 2025 15:18:07 GMT /news/2025-05-09/department-of-justice-announces-investigation-of-epic-city Caroline Love, Penelope Rivera /politics/2025-04-25/john-cornyn-or-ken-paxton-trump-says-hes-not-ready-to-endorse-next-texan-for-u-s-senate 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? Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:20:28 GMT /politics/2025-04-25/john-cornyn-or-ken-paxton-trump-says-hes-not-ready-to-endorse-next-texan-for-u-s-senate Blaise Gainey /politics/2025-04-10/five-things-to-know-about-texas-ag-ken-paxtons-challenge-to-u-s-sen-john-cornyn Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has his eyes on Washington. On Tuesday, he announced that he will challenge U.S. Senator John Cornyn in 2026. Cornyn has represented Texas in Congress for more than two decades. Here's a primer on what we know about the faceoff so far. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:23:01 GMT /politics/2025-04-10/five-things-to-know-about-texas-ag-ken-paxtons-challenge-to-u-s-sen-john-cornyn Blaise Gainey /texas-news/2025-04-09/texas-ag-ken-paxton-officially-joins-u-s-senate-race-challenging-john-cornyn The attorney general positions himself as a disruptor against the Republican establishment embodied in the longtime Senate fixture. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:23:01 GMT /texas-news/2025-04-09/texas-ag-ken-paxton-officially-joins-u-s-senate-race-challenging-john-cornyn Jasper Scherer | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2025-03-26/jasmine-crockett-criticized-over-comment-mocking-greg-abbotts-wheelchair The Texas Democrat made fun of the governor during a speech over the weekend in Los Angeles to an LGBTQ rights group. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:17:27 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-26/jasmine-crockett-criticized-over-comment-mocking-greg-abbotts-wheelchair Matthew Choi | The Texas Tribune /government/2025-01-16/eddie-bernice-johnson-jasmine-crockett-john-cornyn-rename-hospital The bill would rename the facility to the “Eddie Bernice Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center” in honor of the late congresswoman. Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:23:12 GMT /government/2025-01-16/eddie-bernice-johnson-jasmine-crockett-john-cornyn-rename-hospital Penelope Rivera /elections-2024/2024-11-13/ted-cruz-announces-hes-backing-rick-scott-in-senate-leadership-vote-snubbing-john-cornyn Cruz made the announcement less than an hour before Republican senators were scheduled to vote for their next leader to replace longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:10:30 GMT /elections-2024/2024-11-13/ted-cruz-announces-hes-backing-rick-scott-in-senate-leadership-vote-snubbing-john-cornyn Matthew Choi | The Texas Tribune /politics/2024-02-29/john-cornyn-announces-hes-running-for-senate-gop-leader Sen. John Cornyn said in a statement that the upper chamber is broken but he intends to help fix it. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:07:05 GMT /politics/2024-02-29/john-cornyn-announces-hes-running-for-senate-gop-leader Matthew Choi | The Texas Tribune /government/2023-11-30/john-cornyn-and-ted-cruz-flee-u-s-senate-hearing-as-democrats-vote-on-harlan-crow-subpoena The Texas Republicans opposed subpoenaing conservative donor Crow over his ties to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, casting it as a partisan attack. Thu, 30 Nov 2023 19:50:10 GMT /government/2023-11-30/john-cornyn-and-ted-cruz-flee-u-s-senate-hearing-as-democrats-vote-on-harlan-crow-subpoena Matthew Choi | The Texas Tribune /science-technology/2023-09-01/google-is-growing-in-north-texas-with-new-data-center The tech giant said it’ll add to its nearby Midlothian data center because it can find or train qualified workers able to help its various businesses, including Google Cloud, Gmail, and AI efforts. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 09:00:00 GMT /science-technology/2023-09-01/google-is-growing-in-north-texas-with-new-data-center Bill Zeeble