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Judge restrains Beto O’Rourke’s group from sending funds to Democrats outside Texas

Ex-congressman’s Powered by People fundraised for lawmakers who left state to prevent redistricting vote

The Guardian - US

Beto O’Rourke PAC donated more than $1 million to Democrats during redistricting battle

A judge temporarily barred Powered by People from fundraising for Democrats or financially supporting the quorum break.

The Texas Tribune

Poll finds Cornyn, Paxton in dead heat in Texas’ Senate GOP primary

Every previous public poll had shown the attorney general with a considerable lead over Texas’ incumbent senator.

The Texas Tribune

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Kellogg says it will remove artificial dyes from cereals by the end of 2027

WK Kellogg Co. plans to remove artificial dyes from its breakfast cereals in the next two and a half years

The Independent UK

Officials plead not guilty in ‘vote harvesting’ election probe

The investigation is being criticized as politically driven

The Independent UK

Illinois court rejects Texas request to enforce arrest warrants against House Democrats

Judge Scott Larson ruled that the Texas speaker and attorney general had “failed to present a legal basis for the court” to take up the issue.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Sues Eli Lilly For Alleged Kickback Scheme Involving Mounjaro, Zepbound

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE:LLY), accusing the pharmaceutical giant of bribing medical providers to promote its most profitable drugs, including the widely used GLP-1 medications Mounjaro and Zepbound for diabetes and weight loss.

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Abortion Funds See Dwindling Donations as Demand and Cost Rise

A flood of cash following Roe’s fall has dried up, leaving Texas nonprofits struggling to keep pace with the state’s abortion access crisis.

Texas Observer

Texas GOP is trying to have Beto O’Rourke thrown in jail because weak they can’t get Democrats to return

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Texas attorney general seeks jail for O’Rourke as senate passes Republican-drawn map

Ken Paxton asks judge to fine and jail ex-congressman for defying order to halt political fundraising

The Guardian - US

Texas AG Moves to Jail Beto O'Rourke Over Redistricting Feud: 'It's Time to Lock Him Up'

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton requested a Tarrant County judge on Tuesday to jail former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke

Latin Times

Ken Paxton asks judge to jail Beto O’Rourke for fundraising Texas Dems' walkout

Paxton sued O’Rourke and his political group, Powered by People, last week, arguing that the group was deceptively fundraising for and illegally supporting Texas Democrats’ walkout.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Supreme Court won’t rule for weeks on GOP requests to expel Democrats who left the state

The governor and attorney general have asked the court to find that Democratic lawmakers abandoned their seats when they left Texas to delay a new congressional map.

The Texas Tribune

Gov. Abbott Says GOP May Seek To Escalate Redistricting Feud Further: 'Looking At All Options'

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said his administration could escalate its redistricting push even further as state Democrats continue blocking it

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The Texas Tribune

In redistricting clash, Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democrats' last tool of resistance

Since Democratic lawmakers left Texas to delay Republicans’ new map, state leaders have challenged the limits of traditional democratic norms to break the impasse.

The Texas Tribune

Colin Allred wants voters to know “I’m just as angry as they are” in new Senate bid

Allred says he has learned to show up more in his attempt at a Senate do-over. But critics contend he’s not generating enough attention.

The Guardian - US

Gavin Newsom urges Trump to abandon Texas redistricting effort in letter

Message comes after Texas Democratic lawmakers stymied another GOP effort to gain more seats at president’s behest

Latin Times

Gavin Newsom Urges Trump And Republicans To Drop Redistricting Push: 'Risking The Destabilization Of Our Democracy'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom urged Trump to direct Republicans to drop their redistricting push, saying the president is "playing with fire."

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The Guardian - US

Texas redistricting fight with Democrats ‘could last years’, threatens Greg Abbott

Governor warns lawmakers who left to foil redistricting plan that he could call special session to extend battle

Benzinga

Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues To Oust 13 Democrats Who Fled State To Block GOP-Backed Redistricting Adding 5 Pro-Republican Seats Ahead Of 2026 Elections

On Friday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit to remove 13 Democratic lawmakers from office after they fled the state to block a Republican-backed redistricting plan aimed at securing more GOP congressional seats.

The Texas Tribune

Judge blocks Beto O’Rourke from financially supporting Texas Democrats who left the state

The order came at the request of Attorney General Ken Paxton, who O’Rourke accused in a separate lawsuit of going on a “fishing expedition, constitutional rights be damned.”

The Independent UK

Why Texas’s redistricting fight is mostly about next year’s Republican Senate slugfest

NEWS ANALYSIS: The nastiest little primary in the Lone Star state has added another layer to the redistricting fight. Eric Garcia examines the feud between the last Bush Republican and the MAGA wing of the GOP

The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to expel 13 House Democrats over redistricting standoff

Gov. Greg Abbott previously asked the court to expel Rep. Gene Wu, the House Democratic leader. Paxton disputed the governor’s authority to make the request.

The Texas Tribune

Rep. James Talarico mulls U.S. Senate bid as his profile rises amid Texas Democrats’ redistricting standoff

The Democratic state lawmaker has inquired about Senate television ad rates, two sources told the Tribune.

The Texas Tribune

John Cornyn enters critical window to change trajectory of Texas Senate primary against Ken Paxton

The annual summer break is a critical window for Texas’ senior senator, whose allies are blitzing the airwaves with ads courting primary voters — and President Donald Trump.

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