Sen. John Cornyn has established a wide fundraising advantage over his Texas Republican primary opponent state Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to financial figures obtained by Axios. Why it matters: Cornyn is facing a more serious primary threat than any other senator up for election next year — and will need every dollar he can get.

Sanford Nowlin is editor-in-chief of the San Antonio Current. He holds degrees from Trinity University and the University of Texas at San Antonio, and his reporting has appeared in Texas Highways, Editor & Publisher, American Banker, Orlando Weekly, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, Riverfront Times, Cleveland Scene,...

Attorney General Ken Paxton raised $2.9 million over the first 12 weeks of his bid for U.S. Senate, his campaign announced Friday. Paxton revealed the haul ahead of Tuesday’s deadline for federal candidates to disclose their spending and fundraising activities from the start of April through the end of June.