Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico received encouraging news from a recent poll showing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton leading Senator John Cornyn in the Republican runoff. The poll could be welcome news for Talarico, who has generally fared better against Paxton than Cornyn in hypothetical general election matchups, even as the race remains highly competitive. Democrats have long sought to make inroads in Texas, which has not elected a Democratic senator since 1988 and has backed a