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https://www.europesays.com/news/82962/ Paxton-Talarico contest on course to demolish Texas record for campaign spending in a U.S. Senate election – Houston Public Media #Advertising #AICampaignAds #AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #Business #CampaignSpending #Election2026 #elections #Headlines #inDepth #National #News #Politics #polls #StateRepresentativeJamesTalarico #Texas #TopStories #USSenateElections2026 #Voting

James Talarico continues to edge out Ken Paxton in Texas’ U.S. Senate race, new poll finds – Houston Public Media

AP Photo/LM Otero and Eric Gay At left, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks in McKinney, Texas, May…
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https://www.europesays.com/3215088/ James Talarico continues to edge out Ken Paxton in Texas’ U.S. Senate race, new poll finds – Houston Public Media #2026SenateRace #AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #Election2026 #elections #GovGregAbbott #News #Politics #polls #StateRepresentativeGinaHinojosa #StateRepresentativeJamesTalarico #Texas #TexasSenateRace #voting

Texas Children’s Hospital to develop ‘detransition clinic,’ fire physicians as part of settlement, AG says – Houston Public Media

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https://www.europesays.com/news/29255/ Texas Children’s Hospital to develop ‘detransition clinic,’ fire physicians as part of settlement, AG says – Houston Public Media #AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #GenderAffirmingCare #Headlines #Healthcare #Houston #LGBTQ #LGBTQHealthcare #local #News #OfficeOfAttorneyGeneral #Politics #Texas #TexasChildren's #TexasChildrensHospital #TopStories

Texas’ Republican Senate primary runoff statistically tied shortly before start of early voting, poll finds – Houston Public Media

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https://www.europesays.com/2967752/ Texas’ Republican Senate primary runoff statistically tied shortly before start of early voting, poll finds – Houston Public Media #AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #Election2026 #elections #News #Politics #polls #RepChipRoy #RepublicanPrimaryRunoffs #SenMayesMiddleton #Texas #TexasPrimaryRunoff #USSenatorJohnCornyn

U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt of Houston wants Republican voters who may be unfamiliar with him to know that he’s much more like Attorney General Ken Paxton than he is like incumbent Sen. John Cornyn.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/10/17/533622/rep-wesley-hunt-pitches-himself-as-a-younger-ken-paxton-in-u-s-senate-primary-bid/

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Sen. John Cornyn has nearly double the war chest of Attorney General Ken Paxton in Texas’ Senate GOP primary after the third fundraising quarter of the year — though in the latest flare-up between the two, neither can agree on which funds count.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/10/16/533511/cornyn-heads-into-fall-with-big-cash-advantage-over-gop-primary-challengers-paxton-hunt/

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After spending much of the spring and summer trailing state Attorney General Ken Paxton in the polls, Senator John Cornyn has pulled even with his chief rival for the 2026 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate from Texas.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2025/10/09/532981/john-cornyn-ken-paxton-in-statistical-dead-heat-in-gop-primary-for-u-s-senate-from-texas-poll-finds/

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Hunt’s entry increases the likelihood that the GOP contest will go to a May runoff. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2025/10/06/532690/u-s-rep-wesley-hunt-enters-gop-senate-primary-against-incumbent-sen-john-cornyn-texas-ag-ken-paxton/

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Sen. John Cornyn on Wednesday unveiled endorsements from 15 former Republican members of Congress from Texas in his primary against Attorney General Ken Paxton.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/24/531750/sen-john-cornyn-nabs-endorsements-from-15-former-gop-members-of-congress-in-primary-vs-ken-paxton/

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https://www.europesays.com/2397842/ State Rep. James Talarico enters Democratic primary for U.S. Senate – Houston Public Media #2026SenateRace #AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #CongressmanColinAllred #elections #national #News #Politics #StateRepresentativeJamesTalarico #Texas #TexasDemocraticPrimary #U.S.SenatorJohnCornyn

State Rep. James Talarico (D-Austin) has entered the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican John Cornyn. Talarico plans to hold a campaign kick-off rally Tuesday evening in his hometown of Round Rock.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/09/530359/state-rep-james-talarico-enters-democratic-primary-for-u-s-senate/

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New York Attorney General Letitia James said she will intervene in a legal fight over Texas’ ban on abortion pills, escalating a national showdown between states.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/abortion/2025/09/08/530292/ny-attorney-general-will-intervene-in-texas-abortion-pill-access-lawsuit/

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Conroe ISD plans to have Ten Commandments posters hanging in all its classrooms when students return after Labor Day weekend. District leaders initially said they would pause their rollout as they “await further guidance” from the courts.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/08/29/529729/conroe-isd-to-display-ten-commandments-after-initially-pausing-rollout-in-response-to-court-ruling/

#Court #Education #EducationNews #Local #News #Religion #Texas #AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #ConroeISD #SenateBill10 #TemporaryInjunction #TenCommandmentsInSchools #TexasPublicSchools

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is closing the gap with his main rival in the March 2026 Republican primary, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to a new poll from Texas Southern University’s Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/19/528955/tsu-poll-shows-senator-john-cornyn-narrowing-attorney-general-ken-paxtons-lead-in-gop-senate-primary/

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A new poll of Texas’ Senate GOP primary shows Sen. John Cornyn leading Attorney General Ken Paxton by 1 percentage point, breaking a spell of public polling that had found the incumbent trailing by wide margins.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/15/528747/poll-finds-cornyn-paxton-in-dead-heat-in-texas-senate-gop-primary/

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and House Speaker Dustin Burrows are asking an Illinois court to enforce arrest warrants against Democratic lawmakers who have left the state to delay passage of a GOP-backed congressional map.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/08/528294/paxton-burrows-ask-illinois-court-to-enforce-texas-arrest-warrants-against-democrats-who-left-the-state/

#Court #News #Politics #Texas #AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #HouseSpeakerDustinBurrows #QuorumBreak #TexasHouseDemocrats #TexasRedistricting

The Texas Supreme Court said in 2021 the Constitution allows members to thwart legislation by leaving the state. Gov. Greg Abbott wants them to reconsider.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/08/07/528127/abbotts-bid-to-expel-the-house-democratic-leader-goes-to-a-court-filled-with-his-appointees/

#Court #News #Politics #Texas #AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #GeneWu #GovGregAbbott #QuorumBreak #TexasRedistricting #TexasSupremeCourt

Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into whether Beto O’Rourke’s political group, Powered by People, is breaking laws by funding Texas Democrats’ out-of-state travel attempting to stop the passage of new Republican-favored congressional maps.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/06/528110/paxton-launches-investigation-into-beto-orourkes-political-group-for-funding-democrats-who-left-state/

#News #Politics #Texas #AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #BetoORourke #PoweredByPeople #QuorumBreak #TexasDemocrats

A federal appeals court has upheld Texas’ requirement that potential voters must list their identification information in their application for a mail-in ballot.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/voting/2025/08/06/528026/federal-appeals-court-sides-with-texas-on-id-requirements-for-voting-by-mail/

#Court #News #Texas #Voting #AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #MailBallots #TexasVoterId #TexasVoterIDCase #USFifthCircuitCourtOfAppeals #VotingInTexas

Ken Paxton is investigating more than 100 cases of "potential noncitizens" voting in two recent election cycles, with a focus on Harris County. A Houston attorney says it's a "smoke and mirrors game" to diminish the influence of Democratic voters.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/voting/2025/07/15/526434/texas-attorney-generals-office-opens-investigation-into-allegations-of-noncitizens-voting-in-harris-county/

#Elections #HarrisCounty #Houston #Immigration #Local #News #Politics #Texas #Voting #AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #ElectionIntegrity #HarrisCountyElections #SpecialSession #TexasAttorneyGeneralSOffice #TexasSecretaryOfState

State Sen. Joan Huffman’s entry into the Republican primary for Texas AG makes it more likely the race will go to a runoff. The Houston lawmaker is facing off against two other candidates, including state Sen. Mayes Middleton of Galveston.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/06/26/524948/how-houston-state-sen-joan-huffmans-entry-affects-the-republican-primary-for-texas-attorney-general/

#Elections #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #AaronReitz #AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #RepublicanPrimary #SenMayesMiddleton #StateSenatorJoanHuffman #TexasAttorneyGeneralSOffice

State Sen. Joan Huffman, a Houston Republican who is one of the longest tenured members of the Texas Senate, announced her bid for attorney general on Monda.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/06/24/524733/sen-joan-huffman-joins-gop-field-vying-to-succeed-ken-paxton-as-texas-attorney-general/

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A new poll released Wednesday shows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton with a commanding lead over incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in either a two-person race or a three-person race in next year's Republican primary.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/05/28/522373/ken-paxton-leads-john-cornyn-by-nine-percentage-points-in-tsu-senate-race-poll/

#Local #National #News #Politics #Polls #Texas #2026SenateRace #AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #ColinAllred #RepublicanPrimary #USSenatorJohnCornyn #WesleyHunt

A Houston-area midwife accused of performing illegal abortions has laid out the case for her innocence, alleging in an appeal that the Texas Attorney General’s office “conducted a shoddy investigation and leapt to wild conclusions.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/abortion/2025/05/15/521388/houston-midwife-accused-of-illegal-abortions-appeals-clinic-closures/

#Abortion #Court #Healthcare #Houston #Local #News #Texas #AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #CenterForReproductiveRights #Midwife #TexasAbortion #TexasAbortionLaw #TexasAttorneyGeneralSOffice

The Texas Attorney General's Office this week announced the indictment of a Frio County judge and five other individuals in connection with an alleged "vote harvesting" scheme.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/05/08/520838/county-judge-five-others-indicted-for-vote-harvesting-in-frio-county/

#Elections #News #Texas #Voting #AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #FrioCounty #TopStories #Tpr #VoteHarvesting

With Ken Paxton running for the U.S. Senate, the race is on to become the next Texas attorney general. State Sen. Mayes Middleton of Galveston has made a strong start in his bid for the Republican nomination, political analysts say.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/04/16/518987/galveston-state-sen-mayes-middleton-enters-race-for-texas-attorney-general/

#Elections #Galveston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #SenMayesMiddleton #StateSenatorBryanHughes #TexasAttorneyGeneralSOffice #TexasPolitics #USSenatorJohnCornyn

The Justice Department quietly decided in the final weeks of the Biden administration not to prosecute Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, effectively ending the corruption investigation against him, The Associated Press has learned.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/04/03/517631/justice-department-declined-to-prosecute-texas-ag-ken-paxton-in-final-weeks-of-bidens-term-ap-sources-say/

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A Houston-area midwife was arrested after allegedly performing illegal abortions and operating clinics without a license, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/abortion/2025/03/17/516175/houston-area-midwife-arrested-for-allegedly-performing-illegal-abortions-texas-ag-says/

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Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit accusing a New York doctor of prescribing abortion drugs to a Texas resident in violation of state law. This lawsuit is the first attempt to test what happens when state abortion laws are at odds with each other.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/abortion/2024/12/13/508782/ken-paxton-sues-new-york-doctor-accused-of-prescribing-abortion-pills-to-texas-woman/

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Attorney General Ken Paxton will not have to sit for a deposition in a longstanding lawsuit filed by four former senior aides who said he improperly fired them after they reported him to the FBI, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2024/11/22/506908/ken-paxton-cant-be-deposed-under-oath-in-whistleblower-lawsuit-texas-supreme-court-says/

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A federal appeals court last week rejected an unnamed Texas agency’s attempt to withhold records and shield its employees from appearing before a grand jury in a federal investigation that appears to be targeting Attorney General Ken Paxton.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2024/07/01/492296/court-ruling-suggests-recent-activity-in-federal-investigation-of-ken-paxton/

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The prosecutors would drop the felony charges against Paxton if he pays his accusers restitution, does community service and takes advanced legal education classes.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2024/03/22/481442/report-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-discussing-deal-to-have-fraud-charges-dropped/

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Witnesses subpoenaed before Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial last year accused him of bullying them during the proceedings and argued they shouldn’t have to answer questions under oath, newly-released records show.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2024/02/28/479178/exclusive-ken-paxton-impeachment-records-reveal-fights-over-witness-testimony-and-alleged-bullying/

#News #Politics #Texas #AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #LtGovDanPatrick #TexasCourts #TexasSenate

There's no doubt the Republican Party of Texas has changed over the last several decades.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/02/13/477282/the-republican-party-of-texas-has-moved-further-to-the-right-how-did-that-happen/

#News #Politics #Texas #AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #RepublicanPartyOfTexas #TexasGOP #TexasRepublicans

A private law firm has charged the state nearly $700,000 to defend the Office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton against the whistleblower lawsuit that led to his impeachment.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/02/07/476794/bills-to-fight-texas-ag-ken-paxtons-whistleblower-case-top-700k-records-show/

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