Trump says 'if Ken Paxton loses' Texas Senate race, blame Cornyn and Karl Rove

Polls show GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton trailing Democratic Rep. James Talarico in the Texas Senate race.

# Trump says 'if Ken Paxton loses' Texas Senate race, blame Cornyn and Karl Rove Polls show GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton trailing Democratic Rep. James Talarico in the Texas Senate race. **Read the full article:** [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/15/trump-paxton-texas-talarico.html) *This article was originally published by CNBC. MoneyWiseInc provides expert curation of the best financial content from trusted sources.*