Cornyn says renaming highway after Trump no longer a priority after loss to Paxton

Published June 4, 2026 4:05pm ET



Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said Wednesday that his effort to designate U.S. Route 287 as “Trump Interstate” was on the back burner one week after his loss to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump.

That initiative, Cornyn told Hearst Newspapers, “may not make it into my priorities the next seven months.”

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