Paxton dominates CPAC as GOP frets over Texas Senate runoff

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Hundreds of conservative activists at the Conservative Political Action Conference embraced Ken Paxton as the GOP’s clear pick for Senate in Texas, handing him a decisive straw poll win and the conference’s endorsement. In a survey of Texas attendees unveiled onstage, 67 backed Paxton compared to 21 for incumbent Sen. John Cornyn []