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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won the state's Republican runoff primary for the U.S.
Senate.
He defeated longtime Senator John Cornyn after Paxton got President Trump's endorsement.
Paxton will face Democrat James Tallarico in the general election this fall.
From the Texas newsroom, Blaise Ganey reports Tallarico has already released negative messages about Paxton.
Minutes after the winner was cleared,
Tallarico's campaign sent an email out featuring a new video where he highlights Paxton's impeachment.
Three years ago, Ken Paxton was impeached by his own party for using his public office to enrich himself
and his donors at the expense of the people.
Paxton also quickly came out with his own bar, calling Tallarico the most well-funded radical Democrat in America.
Polling for this potential matchup had Tallarico ahead by one point, something
that if true would make history as no Democrat has won a Texas state race in three decades.
I'm Blaise Ganey in Austin.
The South Carolina State Senate has rejected President Trump's effort
to redraw congressional districts in that state ahead of midterm elections.
Gavin Jackson of South Carolina Public Radio says the state Senate
voted as South Carolinians started casting early votes for their primary election.
This all came to a head yesterday.
That was the first day of early voting for the primaries,