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Paxton’s Rotten Apple for Texas Teachers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton apparently has some time on his hands, even though he’s fighting security fraud charges that could send him to prison for the rest of his life. His office has launched a fishing expedition against school administrators he suspects of “illegal electioneering.”
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Spread False Information on Austin Bombings
Paxton faces a reelection challenge this fall from Democrat Justin Nelson. For a Democrat to defeat a Republican like Paxton in a statewide race is difficult, but it may become easier if voters become disenchanted with an attorney general who exploits tragedy for his own political gain.
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Texans smash early voting record powered by Democratic surge
Texans in the 15 largest counties have smashed the record for early voting in a non-presidential year, thanks largely to a huge surge in Democratic participation.
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Texas attorney general targets schools’ get-out-the-vote drives
FORT WORTH Since mid-January, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been going after school districts over a resolution meant to encourage voting.
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AG Ken Paxton goes all out for wife’s campaign, loans her $500,000
The attorney general, a first-term Republican facing his own election in November, has already used his campaign to guaranteed a $2 million loan for Angela’s suburban Dallas state Senate race. He has also spent $12,000 picking up the tab her various campaign expenditures, including polling.
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Paxton Leads 20-State Lawsuit To End Affordable Care Act
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading a 20-state federal lawsuit to completely end the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Part of 2017’s Republican-led tax plan did away with the Affordable Care Act’s mandate that required individuals to have health insurance or pay a penalty tax.
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Democrats see a light at the end of the tunnel
Democrats trying to regain a foothold in Texas have upped their game with a top-of-the-ballot candidate who has money and savvy, a bevy of hopefuls in every congressional district — some with national help — and a registration and turnout initiative that’s boosted by a Republican president who energizes his opposition.
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Gov. Abbott won’t say if he voted for Paxton, Miller or Bush
Gov. Greg Abbott, who cast an early ballot Tuesday, wouldn’t say whether he voted for fellow Republican incumbents Attorney General Ken Paxton, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller or Land Commissioner George P. Bush.
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New ad accuses attorney general, wife of getting rich off public service
The day before Valentines Day, the hopeful for a state Senate seat broke out the bubbly in a searing campaign ad accusing the attorney general and his wife of enriching themselves from public service.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warns three school districts to cease “unlawful electioneering”
Tensions have been simmering between public education advocates and certain conservatives for months, in part over a “culture of voting” resolution championed by a civic engagement group.