On Tuesday, Trump asked Cruz to argue the Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn the election results in four states if it reaches the U.S. Supreme Court
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With election lawsuit, Ken Paxton — like Donald Trump — makes a Hail Mary play
The long-shot lawsuit may be Trump’s last chance to contest the election. For Paxton, it’s helping resuscitate a political career in peril.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Analysis: Ken Paxton, Texas’ top lawyer, plays for an audience of one
The attorney general’s challenge to the election results in four other states baffles many lawyers, but President Donald Trump likes it.
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Texas Legislature 2021
GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson readies 2021 lobbying blitz to bring casinos to Texas
Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands has built a stable of high-powered lobbyists for the session, which starts in January, and the company acknowledged Tuesday that it is serious about bringing casinos to Texas.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Trump, Republicans pin hopes on Texas lawsuit to overturn election results, but legal experts say it’s a long shot
Donald Trump’s legal team filed to intervene in the Texas lawsuit contesting the election results on Wednesday. The president reportedly asked U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz if he would argue the case before the U.S. Supreme Court, if it agrees to hear it.
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Texas Legislature 2021
Dan Patrick wants to change Senate rules so GOP keeps a key advantage, despite losing its supermajority
The lieutenant governor said Wednesday he wants the Senate to decrease the threshold required to bring legislation to the floor to 18 members, which would allow the GOP to continue sidelining Democrats.
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Texas 2020 Elections
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s reelection bid received a big cash assist from national Republicans late in campaign
The super PAC backing Cornyn’s reelection, Texans for a Conservative Majority, got a $1.2 million donation from the Senate Leadership Fund days before the election.
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Texas Legislature 2021
On Election Day, Republicans lost a critical advantage in the state Senate. Will Dan Patrick push to change the rules?
In January, the lieutenant governor suggested he could push to further lower the threshold required to bring bills to the floor if the GOP lost its supermajority. Now that that has happened, it remains to be seen whether Patrick will follow through.
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Gov. Greg Abbott endorses Drew Springer over Shelley Luther in Texas Senate special election runoff
Springer and Luther, who has been a vocal opponent of Abbott’s pandemic management, are in a Dec. 19 special election runoff.
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Texas Legislature 2021
GOP lawmakers heading into the legislative session take aim at voter fraud, despite no evidence of widespread problem
Nearly a dozen pieces of legislation, all of them filed by Republicans, target mail-in balloting, illegal voting and misbehaving elections officials — inspired by events and talking points from the previous election cycle.
