FIRST ON FOX: The country’s largest union of Border Patrol officers is now backing Ken Paxton for Senate after having previously endorsed Sen.John Cornyn, R-Texas, in the Republican primary.In a statement shared with Fox News Digital, Paul Perez, president of the National Border Patrol Council, said the union is "proud" to endorse Paxton, "because we know he will continue fighting for the resources, policies, and leadership our agents need to keep America’s borders secure."This comes as Paxton, Texas’ current attorney general, continues to consolidate GOP support after what was a particularly bruising primary.
Meanwhile, according to a recent poll, Democratic candidate James Talarico is running dead even with Paxton, giving Democrats hope he can be the first to flip a Texas Senate seat blue for the first time in nearly four decades.An upset like that would be devastating for the GOP’s hopes of retaining a majority in the upper chamber.SHOCK POLL: TALARICO TIES PAXTON IN TEXAS SENATE RACE, THREATENING GOP STRONGHOLDThe country’s largest union of Border Patrol officers is now backing Ken Paxton for Senate in the race against Democratic candidate James Talarico.(Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images; Alberto Silva Fernandez/Getty Images)Once seen as the outsider candidate, Paxton soared to victory over Cornyn after a last-minute endorsement from President Donald Trump in the May primary runoff.
Other Republican leaders who once backed Cornyn have rushed to Paxton’s support, such as Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-N.D., who said he was "all in" for Paxton.Though he previously backed Cornyn, Perez spoke very highly of the attorney general, saying, "We know Ken Paxton stands with the men and women of the National Border Patrol Council who are on the frontlines protecting our borders, and he has always fought to uphold the rule of law."He added that "while many looked the other way during the Biden border crisis, Attorney General Ke...