Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton remains firmly in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate against incumbent John Cornyn, with the formal withdrawal deadline having passed in March without either candidate exiting. Paxton’s earlier conditional statement that he would consider dropping out if Senate Republicans eliminated the filibuster to pass the SAVE America Act has not been met, and no subsequent legislative movement has occurred to trigger such a step. Recent polling shows Paxton holding a narrow lead among likely voters, while both campaigns continue active advertising ahead of the May 26 vote. Trader consensus at 97.3 percent against a dropout reflects the absence of any fresh developments that would alter this trajectory. The only realistic paths to an exit before the runoff would involve an unexpected Trump endorsement pressuring Paxton or a major unforeseen event, neither of which has materialized in the current cycle.