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Texas Democrats flee state and face $500-a-day fines in desperate move to block Republican redistricting

Opposition lawmakers stage exodus to thwart Republican bid to redraw electoral map by denying them a quorum, inspiring incensed conservatives to call for their arrest

The Independent UK

Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas House Democrats with removal from office for fleeing state

The governor also alleged absconding Democrats may have committed felonies by fundraising to cover the $500-a-day fines they will face under House rules.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Lottery to pay winner of $83.5M jackpot after withholding prize for months

The agency initially blocked the payout because of two state investigations into now-banned lottery courier services, one of which sold the winning ticket.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas’ proposed congressional map dismantles districts flagged by DOJ

The Department of Justice said four districts unconstitutionally combined Black and Hispanic voters, a charge the state disputes. If the proposed map passes, two will still be multiracial.

The Texas Tribune

Texas AG Ken Paxton has chilling threat to Democrats trying to stop GOP redistricting efforts

When law enforcement can be weaponized, it only benefits those in charge.

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Texas Senate once again tries to give the attorney general authority to prosecute election crimes

The Texas Tribune

Texas sues New York official for refusing to take action against abortion provider

Action tees up a state v state battle involving mailing of abortion pills that’s expected to go to US supreme court

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Architect Of Project 2025 To Challenge Sen. Lindsey Graham In South Carolina GOP Primary: 'Time To Show Him The Door'

Paul Dans, one of the architects of Project 2025, is set to challenge Sen. Lindsey Graham in the South Carolina GOP primary election next year

Latin Times

Texas AG Ken Paxton reportedly declared three primary residences, raising questions of mortgage fraud

Ken Paxton’s wife filed for divorce on ‘Biblical grounds’ two weeks ago

The Independent UK

Texas again trying to restrict the bathrooms transgender people can use

The bills would carry a $5,000 fine for a first-time violation and comes as momentum for such restrictions has increased in the state and nationally.

The Texas Tribune

Texas AG claimed three homes as primary residence. Democrats are being probed for similar issue

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, Angela, are longtime owners of a $1.5 million home in a Dallas suburb

The Independent UK

Ken Paxton sues adult swimming organization for allowing transgender competitors at San Antonio event

The Texas attorney general said U.S. Masters Swimming violated the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act by allowing trans athletes to compete in women’s events.

The Texas Tribune

Robert Roberson Faces New Execution Date in Controversial ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Case

The new date comes after Ken Paxton took over the case that could lead to the nation's first execution based on the contested diagnosis.

Texas Observer

Judge sets Robert Roberson’s execution date for Oct. 16

Wednesday’s decision affirms Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request for an October execution date for Roberson, whose case has divided the state’s Republicans.

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The Independent UK

New execution date set for Texas man Robert Roberson in shaken baby syndrome case

A judge has set a new execution date for a Texas man who had been set last year to become the first person in the U.S. to be put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome

The Texas Tribune

Big money shaping GOP primaries for Texas attorney general, comptroller

New campaign finance filings provide the first glimpse of the financial and political fault lines emerging in the open primaries for key statewide offices.

The Guardian - US

New York county clerk rejects Texas’s effort to fine doctor in abortion pill case

A New York doctor faced a $113,000 penalty from Texas after being accused of shipping abortion pills across state lines

The Texas Tribune

As Trump looks to net five GOP seats through Texas redistricting, Democrats grasp for response

President Donald Trump said he thinks Republicans could flip a handful of congressional districts in Texas next year through “just a very simple redrawing."

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The Independent UK

Texas Governor Greg Abbott will not release ‘intimate’ Elon Musk emails

‘The release of the deliberations would have a chilling effect on the frank and open discussion necessary for the decision-making process,’ said Gov. Abbott’s public information coordinator

The Texas Tribune

Democratic state Sen. Nathan Johnson announces run for attorney general

The third-term Democrat from Dallas faces long odds in a state that has only elected Republicans to statewide office for three decades.

The Texas Tribune

Divorce between Ken and Angela Paxton will proceed outside public view, reports say

A Collin County judge’s reported decision could keep details of the divorce from spilling into Ken Paxton’s U.S. Senate race.

The Independent UK

The Latest: Trump lands in Texas to survey flood damage

President Donald Trump has landed in Texas for a firsthand look at the devastation caused by catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people, which the administration has characterized as a once-in-a-lifetime event

Latin Times

Ken Paxton's Chances of Unseating John Cornyn in Wake of Alleged Affair-Driven Divorce, According to the Betting Market

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's lead over Sen. John Cornyn to be the Republican candidate for Senate dropped following Paxton's alleged affair-driven divorce.

The Texas Tribune

Sen. John Cornyn outraises AG Ken Paxton by $1 million in first three months of Senate primary matchup

Cornyn will need to use his deep coffers to overcome an early polling deficit to Paxton, who is looking to deny the GOP incumbent’s bid for a fifth term.

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