# Ken Paxton topples John Cornyn; Allred defeats Johnson in runoff for redrawn U.S. House seat ... and more news

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Podcast: [The Dallas Morning News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dallas-morning-news-559340)
Published: 2026-05-27T11:20:00+00:00
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Texas Republicans on Tuesday chose Attorney General Ken Paxton's hard-charging MAGA style over Sen. John Cornyn’s seasoned establishment conservatism after one of the state's most bruising races in years. Former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred beat incumbent U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson in Tuesday’s runoff for a newly drawn North Texas district in a race that turned the onetime Democratic allies against each other. In other news, Fort Worth ISD said it will reassign a new principal after her hire sparked a sharp backlash from conservatives and far-right groups; a Mesquite man facing a charge of capital murder in the death of a 4-month-old girl was barred by a protective order from the apartment where he told police he was alone with the child before she became unresponsive; and despite the team’s ownership demonstrating an interest in legalizing gambling in Texas, Dallas Mavericks CEO Rick Welts maintains the group does not have a “casino component” attached to current plans for a new arena. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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