Historic turnout, unusually tight races and a “blue wave” that didn’t quite break.
Ken Paxton
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Texas Elections 2018
With days to go, contest for attorney general shows signs of a competitive race
Attorney General Ken Paxton has run a mostly under-the-radar re-election campaign, but new ads and big donations in the final days suggest Republicans aren’t taking anything for granted.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke by 6 in Texas Senate race, UT/TT poll finds
Republican incumbents lead their Democratic challengers in the top four races on the general election ballot, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Texas Elections 2018
In notable shift, Attorney General Ken Paxton begins TV offensive against Democratic opponent
Ken Paxton, the GOP attorney general, has begun running a TV ad against his Democratic opponent, Justin Nelson, who has been hammering Paxton over his 2015 indictment on securities fraud charges.
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Texas Elections 2018
Democrat challenging Ken Paxton targets loophole used by Paxton to fund legal defense
Justin Nelson, the Democrat running against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, said his plan to “clean up Texas government” includes ending an exemption in state bribery law that Paxton has cited in accepting “gifts” toward his legal defense.
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Politics
Federal judge in Texas strikes down Indian Child Welfare Act
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argued that the law “elevates a child’s race over their best interest.”
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Politics
Attorney General Ken Paxton defends Texas law requiring students to stand for Pledge of Allegiance
Students can be excused from the requirement if their parents give written permission. But a lawsuit claims the law violates students’ free speech rights.
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Politics
Why Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh would be good news for Texas Republicans
Texas aims to land several high-profile lawsuits before the high court — and hopes that, with Kavanaugh there, it will win them.
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Immigration
Federal judge denies Texas’ request to halt DACA — for now
But the judge said Texas and the other states suing could likely prove that DACA causes the states irreparable harm.
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Election judges can carry guns to the polls, Texas attorney general says
Election judges who work long hours in rural areas had expressed safety concerns, a Republican lawmaker told Paxton in March.
