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Paxton’s friends give $85,000 to his legal defense fund
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s former legal clients and family friends gave him $84,000 last year to fuel his long-running legal fight against securities fraud accusations, marking a heavy drop-off in donations as the dispute drags on with no end in sight.
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Nelson leans on fellow lawyers to fuel bid for attorney general
More than three out of four dollars Justin Nelson raised to take on the state’s top lawyer in the November general election came from himself and the lawyers he works with. Nelson raised money from more than 100 lawyers since announcing in November he would run as a Democrat for the job of Texas attorney general.
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Texas attorney general says it’s illegal for schools to bus kids to polling places
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an official, nonbinding opinionWednesday saying school districts cannot drive students to polling places unless the trip serves an educational purpose.
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Democrat Justin Nelson relishes role as underdog in attorney general’s race
Justin Nelson stood with his wife around the island in their kitchen and had one final gut check about campaigning to become Texas’ next attorney general: Were they really ready to give up a year of their lives so he could run as an underdog for the state’s third-highest political office?
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Law professor to run against Republican Ken Paxton for state attorney general
UT law professor Justin Nelson is running as a Democrat to be the next state attorney general in 2018. Nelson will be vying for the office against Republican incumbent Ken Paxton, who was elected attorney general in 2014 after spending a term in the state Senate and 10 years as a state representative.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton draws first Democratic challenger for 2018
Attorney Justin Nelson is entering the race to be the state’s top lawyer with just over a month until the candidate filing deadline for the 2018 primaries.