Republican Party leaders have begun to ask among themselves who President Donald Trump places his support behind in what is developing as a notable U.S. Senate race in Texas.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, announced his reelection bid last weekend for a fifth term in the upper chamber.

By all accounts, it will not be an uncontested race. Republican Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton is making overtures about running. He told The New York Times last week, “I just think there’s a lot of things that you could do at the federal level. Trump can use the help and have a senator that actually is supportive and not critical.” But Paxton stopped just short of making an official campaign announcement.

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