Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton are headed for a May 26 Texas Senate runoff after neither candidate received the 50% plus one vote needed to avoid a runoff in Tuesday’s GOP primary, according to election returns.
Democrat James Talarico has taken a slim lead over Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic primary, election returns show.
The Texas Supreme Court issued an order halting a Dallas vote count, complicating the final tally, the court said.
How the court order will affect final outcomes was not immediately clear.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
