Texas politicians navigate primary tensions and personal disputes

Texas State Senator Angela Paxton has urged Republican women to prioritize party values over individual candidates during a speech in Round Rock. Addressing a group of the Texas Federation of Republican Women, she encouraged voters to support the GOP even if they are personally upset with specific candidates, stating, “It’s not the people — it’s the seat.” This comes as she navigates a divorce from her husband, Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is challenging incumbent U.S. Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary.

In a separate development within the same political landscape, Ken Paxton has utilized social media to target Democratic front-runner James Talarico. Paxton has criticized Talarico for naming drag artist Alyssa Edwards as a favorite, labeling the Democrat “too weird and too radical for Texas.” Alyssa Edwards’ publicist, Waylon Tate, has criticized the Attorney General for using Edwards’ name as “political ammunition” in a race she is not participating in.