Texas AG Paxton Says He Will Act Like Cruz if He Ousts Cornyn

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton promised to “act more like Ted Cruz” if he is elected to the Senate as he laid into Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), his opponent in a May runoff.

Paxton, who was the keynote speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference’s Ronald Reagan dinner Friday night outside Dallas, promised a room full of supporters he would fight for Texas values over Washington interests. Paxton painted himself as a tested conservative who would bring fresh perspective to the upper chamber.

“We need a Senate who takes care of us and we need a senator in Texas who ...