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Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt of Texas announced Monday that he's running for the Senate, jumping into an already bitter battle between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and primary challenger Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

"The U.S. Senate race in Texas must be about more than a petty feud between two men who have spent months trading barbs," Hunt said in a statement as he launched his campaign. "With my candidacy, this race will finally be about what’s most important — Texas."

Hunt's entry into the race turns up the heat on an already combustible battle between Cornyn, who's running in 2026 for a fifth six-year term representing red state Texas in the Senate, and Paxton, the MAGA firebrand who's an ally of President Donald T

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