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Trans rights groups slam Texas leaders’ ‘campaign stunt’ calling gender affirmation treatments ‘child abuse’

‘Simply put, we have some leadership in Texas that would undoubtedly rather see dead kids than trans kids,’ says Emmett Schelling, head of the Transgender Education Network of Texas

The Independent UK

Texas Classifies Medical Treatment of Trans Minors as Abuse, Threatens Parents, Orders Caregivers To Snitch

These orders aren’t about safety. They’re a complete rejection of the legitimacy of these procedures, and a denial of individual liberty.

Reason

Abbott moves to outlaw trans children

Greg Abbott calls gender-affirming care "child abuse," directs agencies to investigate the practice

Salon

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton: Health care for transgender children is abuse

AUSTIN — Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued a new interpretation of state law that says medical care for transgender children is abuse, a dramatic change contrary to medical standards that could make Texas one of the most aggressive states in targeting trans youth access to health care.

Tribune News Service

Poll: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott up 7 points over Beto O’Rourke; AG Ken Paxton likely headed to runoff

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott again holds a single-digit lead over Democrat Beto O’Rourke in the Texas governor’s race, while scandal-plagued Attorney General Ken Paxton probably is headed for a GOP runoff, according to a Dallas Morning News-University of Texas at Tyler poll released Sunday.

Tribune News Service

Lee Merritt is tired of fighting for dead Black people. That’s why he’s running for Texas attorney general

Born into gang culture, raised in the LA riots and cemented as a household name in the Ahmaud Arbery case, Lee Merritt tells Rachel Sharp how his experiences with racial inequality and the criminal justice system led him to take on the race for Texas attorney general

The Independent UK

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 10

In this issue: Republican Governors Association runs pro-Kemp ad in Georgia and Arrington challenges Mace in SC-01

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Texas sues Biden administration to stop mask mandates on planes – as it happened

State attorney general challenges CDC mask rules on transport – follow all the day’s politics news

The Guardian - US

Texas sues Meta over Facebook’s dropped facial-recognition tech

Facebook claims it no longer collects and profits off users’ faces through controversial facial-recognition technology. Texas isn’t buying it.

Tribune News Service

Texas AG sues Facebook parent Meta over facial recognition

The Texas Attorney General is suing Facebook parent Meta

The Independent UK

Texas AG investigating GoFundMe for shutting down Canadian truck protest fundraiser

Canadian ministers have hit back at ‘foreign interference’

The Independent UK

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and three challengers vie for the Republican primary nomination

Four candidates are running in the Mar. 1 Republican primary election for Texas Attorney General—incumbent Ken Paxton, George P. Bush, Louis Gohmert, and Eva Guzman.

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Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: Court rulings and new maps – the latest on redistricting

Welcome to the Wednesday, February 9, Brew.

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Texas AG faces struggle in GOP as a Bush heir seeks to move up

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, faces a surprisingly tough primary race as a slew of Republican rivals promise the same brand of conservative politics without the never-ending scandals that have dogged the incumbent.

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 8

On Jan. 24, three Republican state Senate candidates in Texas rejected a joint endorsement from LIBRE Action—the political action committee affiliated with the LIBRE Initiative—and Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Action. Pete Flores (SD-24), Mayes Middleton (SD-11), and state Rep. Tan Parker (SD-12) cited disagreement with the LIBRE Initiative’s positions on…

Mic

An incomplete list of times Texas leaders wished Texas had more guns

More than a dozen elementary school students were killed in a shooting near San Antonio today. This is how we got here.

Texas Observer

Indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton Epitomizes Texas’ Exceptionalism on Corruption

Our governor, lawmakers, and judges have distinguished themselves from their colleagues in other states by failing to take timely action against a rogue public official who refuses to step down.

Tribune News Service

Abbott running comfortably ahead of O’Rourke in DMN-UT-Tyler poll; Paxton could face runoff

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is running 11 percentage points ahead of Democrat Beto O’Rourke in this year’s race for Texas governor, according to a Dallas Morning News-University of Texas at Tyler poll released Sunday.

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The Guardian - US

Trump tours the country in support of candidates pushing the ‘big lie’

As thousands turn out to hear the former president, midterm candidates vie for his backing by pushing ‘stolen’ election myth

Texas Observer

Paxton Targets GOP Judges After They Strike Down His Powers on Election Fraud

The embattled state attorney general is hoping to get by with a little help from his friends.

Tribune News Service

Gov. Greg Abbott urges court to allow unilateral pursuit of vote fraud by Texas AG Ken Paxton

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and other top Texas Republicans have joined Attorney General Ken Paxton and urged the all-GOP Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reverse its recent ruling that Paxton can’t prosecute voter fraud unilaterally.

The Independent UK

Texas attorney general refuses to hand over Jan. 6 records

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has rejected a prosecutor's demand for records of his appearance at a pro-Donald Trump rally that preceded the assault on the U.S. Capitol a year ago

Texas Observer

Democrats Spar to Challenge ‘Trump’s Counselor’ Ken Paxton

The candidates debated worker protections and the incumbent's perennial legal woes.

Tribune News Service

Gohmert’s race for Texas Attorney General largely financed by two Texas House members

AUSTIN, Texas – East Texas congressman Louie Gohmert pledged last fall to jump into the crowded GOP contest for attorney general only if he could raise $1 million in 10 days.

Tribune News Service

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tests positive for COVID-19

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has tested positive for COVID-19 and is working from home, his office said Wednesday.

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