Turning Point USA has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his bid to defeat incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate. Breaking News: Turning Point USA (@TPAction) has officially endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) in the 2026 Texas GOP Primary for U.S. Senate pic.twitter.com/CL82GJxYph — The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) February 9, 2026 Democrats are seeking to defy the odds and flip the seat blue in their effort to take the Senate in the midterm elections. “I’m honored to be endorsed by Turning Point Action as we fight to defend our conservative values and preserve the freedom of the next generation,” Paxton told Fox News Digital. “The movement and the organization that Charlie Kirk built has inspired millions of people across the world, and the work that Turning Point Action continues to do is critical for safeguarding our nation’s future,” he continued. Fox News has more: Paxton and Cornyn are locked in a bitter primary contest that also includes Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas. Whoever emerges victorious will face off against prominent Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, or rising star state Rep. James Talarico. The attorney general is a hard-line conservative and longtime vocal supporter of President Donald Trump. He has served as the attorney general of Texas since 2015. Since launching his Senate bid in April, he has touted himself as an “America First Warrior” and framed his candidacy as an anti-establishment effort to push back against “RINO [Republican-In-Name-Only] Republicans.” Though Trump has so far opted out of getting involved in the race, his presence looms large, with both candidates emphasizing their cooperation with the president. If elected, Paxton has promised to “champion President Trump’s legislative priorities.” According to The Texas Tribune, Paxton and Crockett lead polls in their respective primaries. New polling memo from the pro-Paxton @LoneStar_PAC, reported by @playbookdc today, puts the #TXSen primary at:@KenPaxtonTX-34%@JohnCornyn-26%@WesleyHuntTX-18% https://t.co/4m3QMggKvg pic.twitter.com/PxRsoaEhCX — Brad Johnson (@bradj_TX) February 8, 2026 Texas Senate Democratic Primary Poll Jasmine Crockett – 47% James Talarico – 39% University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs550 Likely Voters1/20-1/31 pic.twitter.com/2OuBzzmjV1 — The Political HQ (@ThePoliticalHQ) February 9, 2026 The Texas Tribune explained further: In a statewide sample of 550 likely Republican primary voters conducted between Jan. 20 and Jan. 31, Paxton led incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn by 7 percentage points. Across the aisle, a similar poll of 550 likely Democratic primary voters shows Crockett running ahead of state Rep. James Talarico by 8 percentage points. The survey findings are a change from recent polls that found both races to be neck-and-neck. In both primaries, 12% of respondents said that they were still undecided. And in hypothetical matchups for the general election, there is “little difference” between the expected performance of a Republican and a Democrat regardless of the candidates, according to the survey conducted by the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs. While it indicates that Paxton and Cornyn could beat Crockett by 2 percentage points, Paxton could do slightly better than Cornyn if facing Talarico. Between 7% and 8% of likely voters said they were still unsure on how to vote in these cases. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.18 percentage points. For Republicans, the poll shows Paxton pulling ahead with 38% of the likely primary voters who were surveyed compared to Cornyn’s 31%, after recent polling showed them in a tight competition. U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt of Houston was in a distant third with 17%.