Despite the steady decline in his overall approval ratings in national polling, trends in Donald Trump's standing among Texas Republicans remains a solid asset in GOP primaries in Texas (and other Republican state primeries, we've seen in recent days) . With Trump's much-anticipated endorsement of Ken Paxton in the final days of the primary runoff in the U.S. Senate race in Texas between Paxton and incmbent John Cornyn, we've gathered data illustrating Trump's lingering strength among Texas Republicans in a primary setting. The issue approvals, however, also illustrate why this asset is likely to depreciate somewhat in a general election setting with the economy as a cenral issue. In Texas as in other primary elections
