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LiveNOW’s Shawna Khalafi is speaking with Jeremy Wallace, a senior political reporter with the Houston Chronicle as incumbent Sen. John Cornyn has lost his runoff election against Texas AG Ken Paxton. The current Attorney General of Texas will face Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in the Nov. 3 general election. Cornyn has held the seat since 2002, at one point serving as the Republican minority whip. 

We are now watching as incumbent Sen. John Cornyn of Texas has lost his runoff election against Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton will now go on to face Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in the general election. According to our partners at FOX 26 Houston, both GOP candidates were found to be trailing hypothetical head-to-heads against Talarico last month and voters were split then on who was the better challenger for the Austin Democrat. 

We are learning this Tuesday that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has defeated longtime Senator John Cornyn in a heated primary runoff for the United States Senate. Paxton, a prominent ally of President Donald Trump, has now unseated the 20-year incumbent after Trump targeted Cornyn as "VERY disloyal" in the campaign's final days. Paxton now advances to the general election, where he will face Democratic state Representative James Talarico in a contest that could determine control of the Senate. 

We are now learning that Texas Democratic Congressman Al Green has lost his bid for renomination in the primary runoff for the state’s redrawn 18th Congressional District. After more than 20 years in the House, Green was defeated by fellow Representative Christian Menefee, marking the end of his career in Congress. 

A damaged tank containing dangerous, toxic chemicals is no longer at risk of a "catastrophic" explosion, officials said during a press conference Monday. As a result, some people who live near the tank are no longer under an evacuation order, although thousands still are. Officials said while the worst-possible scenario of a major explosion has been eliminated, there is still the possibility for a smaller blast or fire and warned residents to follow all official orders and exercise caution. California state Sen. Thomas Umberg joins LiveNOW's Andy Mac to discuss the updates on this incident impacting tens of thousands of Californians. 

We are now getting an update this Monday as emergency crews continue to work to prevent a chemical plant in California from leaking or exploding. Residents in Garden Grove are marking day 5 of crews responding to GKN Aerospace after one of its chemical tanks overheated to dangerous levels. We have now learned that officials lifted an evacuation order for some of the people who live near the hazardous chemical tank. 

LiveNOW’s Mike Pache is speaking with Republican strategist, Jeanette Hoffman, as Texas voters will head back to the polls Tuesday for a series of high-stakes primary runoff elections. This includes the heated battle for the U.S. Senate between incumbent John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton. Cornyn is navigating a difficult reelection campaign against Paxton, who gained significant momentum after receiving a late-stage endorsement from President Donald Trump.