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Paxton opens door to FBI involvement in Texas fight after initial pushback

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Wednesday signaled he was open to getting the FBI involved in the redistricting ...

The 'rarely used' legal authority that Texas AG Ken Paxton is wielding to threaten fleeing Democrats to return — or else 'be stripped' of their office

Republicans, in their bids to oust various officials from office and here a top Texas Democratic lawmaker, have warmed to a ...

Ken Paxton’s long-distance quest for a Trump endorsement

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently found himself roughly 4,500 miles from home as he sought one thing that could give ...
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Texas lawmakers move to restore AG Ken Paxton’s power to prosecute election fraud

Proposed bills in the Texas House would restore the Attorney General's power to independently prosecute election fraud, ...
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CNN Previews Brutal GOP Senate Primary in Texas: ‘Democrats Do Have a True Shot’ If Ken Paxton Wins

A CNN panel moderated by Manu Raju previewed a brutal GOP Senate primary in Texas -- and the nightmare candidate who might emerge from it -- on Tuesday. The post CNN Previews Brutal GOP Senate Primary ...
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Abbott, Paxton will seek court orders to have Democrats who broke quorum thrown out of office

Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court of Texas to remove state Rep. Gene Wu from office.

Paxton Calls For Federal Intervention To Stop ‘Radical Anti-Life’ Abortion Policies

Texas AG Ken Paxton urges Congress to block abortion "shield laws" that "undermine state sovereignty" and threaten ...

Texas Republicans could have a hard time enforcing threats against Democrats who left

Dozens of Texas Democrats had barely left the state to stall a vote on a redrawn congressional map when Republicans started ...