Texas Senate runoff sees surge of anti-Muslim rhetoric in campaign ads

Runoff between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton features ads and legal disputes targeting Texas Muslims In the bitter and expensive US Senate runoff between John Cornyn, the incumbent, and Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, the state’s Muslim community has been a frequent target for campaign ads and legal challenges. Both candidates have tried to…

Runoff between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton features ads and legal disputes targeting Texas Muslims

In the bitter and expensive US Senate runoff between John Cornyn, the incumbent, and Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, the state’s Muslim community has been a frequent target for campaign ads and legal challenges.

Both candidates have tried to portray the other as either too soft on the supposed threat of Islam or insufficiently aggressive toward Muslim institutions.

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