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Ken Paxton Slammed Over Shocking Plea Deal Allowing Accused Repeat Child Sex Offender One Day in Jail

A plea deal offering a one-day jail sentence for a child abuse case has sparked bipartisan outrage against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, impacting his Senate race.

International Business Times UK

Trump says he will pull Blanche’s attorney general nomination until Cornyn leaves office

The president suggested Cornyn was holding up Todd Blanche’s nomination because he endorsed Ken Paxton over the senior senator. Cornyn said it has nothing to do with their political history.

The Texas Tribune

Paxton lawsuit prompts end of federal endangered species protection for Texas lizard

The state’s attorney general sued the Biden administration in 2024, citing incomplete data for the updated endangered status of the Permian Basin’s native dunes sagebrush lizard.

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Texas senator who Trump betrayed exacts his revenge over Todd Blanche nomination

ANALYSIS: Trump humiliated John Cornyn in the worst possible way. Now, Eric Garcia writes, the Texan has the chance to turn the tables

The Independent UK

John Cornyn’s unmet demands imperil Trump’s U.S. attorney general nomination

Texas’ outgoing senator has insisted on written assurance that President Trump’s “anti-weaponization fund” is dead as a condition for voting to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination.

The Texas Tribune

New Poll Shows A Dramatic Shift in Latino Voters in Texas Between Ken Paxton and James Talarico

A new Texas poll suggests Latino voters are moving sharply toward Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico, marking one of the biggest demographic shifts in the state's closely watched Senate race against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Latin Times

Talarico leads Paxton in new poll

The poll found the Austin Democrat with a surprising edge

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Why ‘democratic neutrality’ is an overlooked threat to American democracy

In recent years, a growing number of elected officials have questioned or outright denied the results of elections, sought to undermine freedom of speech, and attempted to bend electoral rules to benefit themselves.

The Conversation

Talarico: Paxton committed voter fraud

ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found that the attorney general may have broken state law

Salon

Talarico leads Paxton by 5 points in new poll of Texas’ U.S. Senate race

The poll found the Austin Democrat with a commanding lead among independents and a surprising edge with non-college-educated voters, who have consistently favored Republicans.

The Texas Tribune

Court: TX didn't prove abortion claims

A Texas appeals court said the attorney general relied on insufficient evidence to win a clinic shutdown order

Salon

US appeals court blocks part of Texas children's online safety law

In a 2-1 decision, the 5th US ‌Circuit Court of ⁠Appeals ⁠in New Orleans said a federal law that broadly shields the industry from liability for information posted by third parties preempted the monitoring and filtering requirement in Texas' Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act, or SCOPE Act.

The Economic Times

Ken Paxton has long crusaded against voter fraud. His Senate rival now accuses him of committing it.

James Talarico’s comments come after ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found that the attorney general may have broken state law by voting using an address where he no longer appears to live.

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Trump has quit caring about the midterms

But the Democrats — and the rest of us — still hope to make them count

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Appeals court overturns order closing Texas midwife clinics accused of illegal abortions

The ruling says Attorney General Ken Paxton didn’t prove his allegations that the Houston-area clinics performed abortions when a lower court’s injunction forced them to close.

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Border residents wanted crossings reined in. Now Paxton and Talarico face voters wary of deportations

Residents along the U.S.-Mexico border said they want crossings under control and the state’s next senator to actually do something on immigration policy.

The Economic Times

US: Texas governor orders crackdown on healthcare providers in 'birth tourism' probe

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered investigations into alleged birth tourism schemes. Six state agencies will probe healthcare providers facilitating foreign births for citizenship. Licensed professionals face penalties for assisting foreign nationals seeking US birthright citizenship. The governor stated Texas will not tolerate exploitation of immigration laws. This action follows…

The Texas Tribune

Texas invested billions to fight cancer. Abbott’s H-1B visas restrictions may stall research, some warn

MD Anderson is a global leader in cancer research, tapping hundreds of foreign-born scientists. Now Gov. Greg Abbott’s restrictions on H-1B visas may limit the talent pool.

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Trump’s $400 million war chest could reshape the battle for Congress

MAGA Inc, a campaign funding group aligned with U.S. President Donald Trump, has amassed more ‌than $400 million

The Texas Tribune

Tracking the money raised and spent in the U.S. Senate race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton

See the latest fundraising totals, where the money is coming from and how super PACs are spending in what’s poised to be Texas’ most expensive Senate race.

The Texas Tribune

Talarico pledges $25 million for Black voter outreach at sometimes tense Houston town hall

The Democratic Senate nominee faced pointed questions from some Black voters and was confronted by a political content creator who said “you cannot win without us.”

Latin Times

Texas Democrats Demand Answers as DOJ's Outreach Fuels Fears of a Child-Deportation Pipeline

Texas's full Democratic delegation presses HHS on fears migrant kids could be moved to Texas to speed deportations.

Salon

Dems want Ken Paxton election probe

Paxton may have committed election fraud by voting in the May primary runoff using his past address

The Texas Tribune

How a man once ordered to pay libel damages helped launch an investigation into Islamic private schools

A man convicted of libel in Britain helped spur investigations into Islamic private schools applying to Texas’ voucher program, legal filings say.

The Texas Tribune

Robert Howden, Abbott aide, to succeed Jane Nelson as Texas’ top election official

Howden’s appointment follows weeks of speculation over who would take over running Texas’ elections before the November midterms.

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