Momentum is surging in the Texas Senate primary race as Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), a former NFL star turned fierce conservative warrior, throws his weight behind Attorney General Ken Paxton in a challenge to establishment mainstay Sen. John Cornyn. This exclusive from Breitbart News underscores a brewing GOP civil war in the Lone Star State, where Paxton’s unapologetic battles against Biden’s border invasion, Big Tech censorship, and federal overreach have ignited the base. Owens, no stranger to fighting back—having sued the NFL over its woke vaccine mandates—brings star power and credibility, signaling that even out-of-state heavyweights see Paxton as the principled fighter Texas needs to hold the line on core freedoms.

For the 2A community, this endorsement is a game-changer. Paxton has been a bulldog on gun rights, suing the ATF over pistol brace rules, defending permitless carry, and vowing to crush any federal red-flag schemes or assault weapon bans that Cornyn has waffled on or even supported in the past—like his backing of bump stock restrictions post-Las Vegas. Cornyn’s Texas tough facade crumbles under scrutiny; he’s part of the McConnell machine that’s compromised on suppressors and national reciprocity while Paxton sues to protect every Texan’s God-given right to self-defense. Owens’ nod amplifies Paxton’s momentum among pro-2A voters, who remember Cornyn’s 2022 primary scare when gun owners nearly ousted him over his gun control flirtations.

The implications ripple nationwide: A Paxton victory would turbocharge Senate pushback against Harris-Walz gun grabs, install a true 2A sentinel in D.C., and inspire primaries against squishy RINOs elsewhere. With early polling showing Paxton within striking distance, Owens’ endorsement could tip the scales in March 2026, proving that in Texas, the Second Amendment isn’t negotiable—it’s non-negotiable. 2A patriots, this is your wake-up call: rally behind Paxton, or watch Cornyn sell out your rights from the inside.