Passage of the Save America Act has become an issue in the bruising Senate campaign between U.S. Sen. Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Paxton.
Greg Smith takes a photo with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton during Conservative Political Action Conference, on Friday, March 27, 2026 at Gaylord Texan Resort and Conference Center in Grapevine.on Saturday criticized U.
S. Sen. John Cornyn for not fighting hard enough to pass the Save America Act, which would mandate proof of citizenship when registering to vote and photo identification at polling places. “John doesn’t care about passing it, or he would be insisting that his brothers and sisters in the Senate not be on recess and on vacation for two weeks, when the president is begging them to pass this legislation,” Paxton said Saturday during a breakfast meet and greet he staged at theCornyn’s campaign was quick to react to Paxton, calling him a “liar” and adding that Cornyn is an original co-sponsor of the bill. “Ken Paxton has lied to his staff, to taxpayers, to his colleagues and to his own family, so it should be no surprise he’s lying here too,” said Matt Mackowiak, a spokesman for Cornyn., Paxton said he would consider dropping from the runoff if the Senate approved the legislation, which would be a longshot because opponents could filibuster to block it.Cornyn, writing in a social media post that the candidate not getting his backing must drop from the race. After Paxton linked passage of the Save America Act as a potential condition for ending his Senate bid, Trump held off on making an endorsement. Earlier this month Cornyn dropped his opposition to getting rid of the filibuster, an action political analysts say was designed to mollify Trump.As he criticized Cornyn Saturday, Paxton said the Save America Act would improve the American elections process, which he called one of the worst in the world.He said he understands the filibuster can be a tool to protect Republicans from what they consider bad legislation when they don’t control the Senate. But he said giving up that protection was worth it. “We cannot verify elections unless we fix this,” Paxton said. “I just want fair elections that are legitimate and run the right way.”urged passage of the Save America Act during his CPAC speech. He said he would force opponents of the bill to stage an actual filibuster, instead of simply threatening one. “We need to force every Democrat to do a talking filibuster, to stand and talk and talk and talk like Jimmy Stewart andThe three-term attorney general is on friendly turf and has the support of the overwhelming majority of convention goers. A straw poll on his race with Cornyn was expected to be tallied Saturday.“He’s a bulldog,” said Wendy Walker, a retired Waco woman who attended Paxton’s breakfast. “He’ll get to the Senate and work hard to get things done. He’ll never be a .”“He’s straightforward and a go-getter,” said Nick Nikroo, an Iranian-born Dallas businessman who stood in line for a selfie with Paxton. Todd Pearson, an information technology professional from Lockhart, said he was still undecided about the Senate race.No Kings protests in Dallas-Fort Worth on Saturday. Here’s how they could impact youThe Howard University graduate and Chicago native has covered four presidential campaigns and written extensively about local, state and national politics. Before The News, he was a reporter at The Kansas City Star and The Chicago Defender. You can catch Gromer every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. on NBC 5's Lone Star Politics.Rangers ace Jacob deGrom scratched from first start of the season against Phillies
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