Cornyn and Paxton rake in millions in expensive Texas Senate primary

Texas’ GOP Senate primary is widely expected to be a bruising and costly fight — and so far the money race is highly competitive between Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Cornyn’s political operation hauled in roughly $3.4 million in the third quarter across his campaign and two joint fundraising committees, according to Federal Election Commission filings. But only a portion of that will go to campaign funds that he controls; his campaign itself reported raising $910,000 between July and September.

Paxton, meanwhile, raked in just under $1.3 million directly to his campaign account, according to his filing. That means…

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