A former staffer for Republican Sen. John Cornyn has crossed party lines to join Democrat James Talarico’s Senate campaign

Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico’s campaign hired a staffer from Republican Sen. John Cornyn, NOTUS has learned. Jacob Smith, who worked for Cornyn for five years as a deputy legislative director and policy adviser, is taking on the role ...

John Cornyn is the senior U.S. senator from Texas. A member of the Republican Party, Cornyn has held prominent leadership roles within the chamber, including serving as the Senate Republican whip and chairing the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

A Republican Senate aide has crossed the aisle to work for the Democrat trying to flip the Senate seat his boss is about to vacate. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.

Jacob Smith is a lifetime Republican who has worked for Republicans in the House and the Senate. For the last five years, he has worked for Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) as a deputy legislative director and policy adviser. Now he is deputy policy director for Democrat James Talarico’s senate campaign against Republican Ken Paxton.

Sen. John Cornyn made the Trump administration promise it would abandon its $1.8 billion slush fund. Only state rep. James Talarico will hold them to it, writes the Houston Chronicle

Texas’ outgoing senator has insisted on written assurance that President Trump’s “anti-weaponization fund” is dead as a condition for voting to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination.

U.S. Senator John Cornyn announced that the U.S. Department of Justice awarded $219,215 in federal grant funding to the City of Lubbock to enhance public safety and modernize law enforcement technology.