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Texas voters break early voting primary record

Name: Texas voters break early voting primary record
Uploaded: 2026-03-03T18:23:00-0500
Duration: 3 min 16 s
Description: Texas is holding two highly-watched Senate primary races on Tuesday, with polls closing in just hours. Longtime Republican Sen. John Cornyn is facing a contentious challenge from State Attorney General Ken Paxton and Congressman Wesley Hunt. In the Democratic race, Dallas-area congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is facing state representative James Talarico. CBS News' Nidia Cavazos reports.

Texas is holding two highly-watched Senate primary races on Tuesday, with polls closing in just hours. Longtime Republican Sen. John Cornyn is facing a contentious challenge from State Attorney General Ken Paxton and Congressman Wesley Hunt. In the Democratic race, Dallas-area congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is facing state representative James Talarico. CBS News' Nidia Cavazos reports.