New episodes of State of Texas are on KXAN or the KXAN+ app every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Don’t want to wait? Scroll down to continue watching this week’s segments now. AUSTIN (Nexstar) – Texas voters will elect a new U.S. senator this November. Attorney General Ken Paxton won Tuesday’s Republican runoff, defeating incumbent John Cornyn. The victory sets the stage for a November showdown with Democratic nominee James Talarico. “We just proved that this senate seat doesn’t belong to Washington, it belongs to you, the hardworking men and women of this state,” said Paxton in his victory speech. “No matter who you supported in this race…I want to earn your support. Tonight is the beginning of the fight to preserve every value we hold dear.” Paxton then shifted his attention to Talarico. He called him a “radical democrat,” claiming Talarico “is a threat to our security and our safety” and “to our prosperity and Texas economy”. “He wants boys and girls sports, gender mutilation surgery performed on kids. And when asked what he loved outside of his family and friends, his first answer was trans kids.” Paxton said to the crowd of supporters. He then listed off a series of derogatory nicknames for his opponent, drawing laughter and applause from the crowd of supportrers. The list included “six gender Jimmy,” in response to Talarico saying in a House committee meeting that there were six genders, “Tofu Talarico,” playing off allegations that he is vegan, and “Talafreako.” Talarico launched attacks of his own, starting minutes after Paxton secured the Republican nomination. In a social media post, Talarico called Paxton “the most corrupt politician in America.” “Three years ago, Ken Paxton was impeached by his own party for using his public office to enrich himself and his donors at the expense