The Hill reported that retiring Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) declined on Monday to say whether he voted for Ken Paxton, the Texas Senate Republican candidate who defeated him in a primary run-off earlier this year. According to the outlet, Cornyn cited Paxton's "corruption" as a major reason he lost to Democrat James Talarico.

According to The Hill, the report was written by Alexander Bolton. The available summary of the report is cut off partway through a sentence while describing the Republican Party's handling of corruption, so the rest of that statement is not available. For that reason, the full scope of Cornyn's remarks cannot be confirmed from the source material alone.

The Hill's summary identifies Paxton as the Texas Senate Republican candidate and says he defeated Cornyn in a primary run-off earlier this year. It also describes Cornyn as retiring. The summary does not provide vote totals, the dates of the run-off, or any response from Paxton, so those details cannot be reported here.

The Hill's summary describes Talarico only as the Democrat to whom Cornyn lost, and does not give Talarico's own response or the margin of the result. Its account of the race therefore rests on Cornyn's comments as described in the summary, which are attributed to him rather than independently confirmed.

According to The Hill's summary, on the central question Cornyn only declined to say whether he voted for Paxton. It does not say whether Cornyn gave a reason for that decision, so none is reported here.

Readers seeking the complete account should consult The Hill's full article, which is the source of the material in this story.

Sources: The Hill: Cornyn declines to say if he voted for Paxton, cites Paxton’s ‘corruption’ as issue.