Paxton is MAHA favorite in Texas Senate race

Published May 26, 2026 6:00am ET



Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has the support of the Make America Healthy Again movement ahead of his contentious runoff election for the GOP Senate nomination against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX).

Paxton, who will square off against Cornyn on Tuesday, has a distinguished MAHA track record as the Lone Star State’s attorney general, which has inspired confidence among MAHA advocates who are generally on edge about their movement’s alignment with the Republican Party.

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