Texas Association of Business
Texas's chamber-of-commerce equivalent: pro-business, pro-tort-reform, anti-excessive-litigation, pro-property-rights, pro-energy-industry, pro-legal-immigration (especially skilled labor), pro-free-trade, generally Republican-aligned but pragmatic. Cornyn fits the TAB framework about as well as a Texas Republican senator can: tax cuts, tort reform, deregulation, pro-energy, free trade, legal-immigration engagement, CHIPS-Act manufacturing investment, and clean institutional process. Paxton wins on tort reform, deregulation, anti-ESG, and energy; loses on tariffs, abuse-of-process litigation (suing companies that disagree with him politically isn't pro-business), forum-shopping practices, and the personal scandals affecting Texas investor confidence.
Sources
- Ken Paxton for U.S. Senate, official campaign issues page, accessed May 2026. (full list)
- Sen. John Cornyn, official Senate website and 2026 re-election campaign issues page, accessed May 2026 (cornyn.senate.gov; johncornyn.com). (full list)
- Gabby Birenbaum, 'On the issues: A Q&A with Ken Paxton and John Cornyn,' Texas Tribune, April 20, 2026. (full list)
- Texas Tribune / ProPublica, 'Paxton files lawsuits in courts that could have more favorable outcomes,' May 20, 2026. (full list)