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Justin Nelson Uses ‘Indictment Birthday Cake’ to Celebrate AG Ken Paxton
Justin Nelson, the Democratic hopeful for the job of the state’s top lawyer, released a stinging campaign ad on August 2 commemorating the three-year anniversary of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s criminal indictment charges.
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Dreamers Make Texas a Richer Place to Live [Editorial]
Filed this week, Ken Paxton’s legal brief reminds us that an estimated 800,000 immigrants across the country—more than 120,000 in Texas alone—deserve our attention and support.
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Despite Promise to Debate ‘Anybody,’ AG Ken Paxton Will Debate No One in Re-Election Campaign
Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a TV interview that he would debate anybody on election issues but is now backing off that offer by refusing to debate Democrat Justin Nelson.
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Paxton, Ethics and the Making of Dream Catchers
Despite being charged with felony securities violations three years ago, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had been scheduled to introduce a discussion on ethics at the Conference of Western Attorneys General annual meeting in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M., but passed on that talk because of a scheduling conflict.
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In Re-Election Bid, Attorney General Ken Paxton Emphasizes Record as Democrat Seizes on Indictment
Attorney General Ken Paxton was indicted three years ago in a securities fraud case that is unlikely to be resolved before Election Day. Justin Nelson, his Democratic challenger, sees the race as one of “integrity vs. indictment.”
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Texas Business Coalition Opposes State’s Bid to End DACA Program
Several prominent Texas business organizations and companies oppose Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s DACA lawsuit.
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Austin Mayor Claps Back at a Constituent: Texas’ Attorney General
Austin Mayor Steve Adler shot back Thursday at an opinion piece by Texas AG Paxton calling the city hypocritical and disdainful of the rule of law, as Texas vs. Austin tensions continue to flare.
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Texas Democrats Take On Partisan Voting Maps, After Supreme Court Punts The Issue
NPR interviews Democratic attorney general candidate Justin Nelson and several other Democrats about the issue of gerrymandering in Texas.
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Ken Paxton Thinks Women Will Travel to Texas Just for the Abortions
Attorney General Ken Paxton alleges that allowing women detained in the course of illegally immigrating to the United States to obtain abortions incentivizes more unlawful immigration.
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Texas Democratic AG Candidate Tweaks GOP With Gerrymandered Pub Crawl
Just one percentage point behind Republican Ken Paxton in a recent Texas Tribune poll of the attorney general race, Democratic candidate Justin Nelson is tackling gerrymandering with pub crawls around Austin.