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Republican also called for teachers to be armed

Rochelle Garza defeated Joe Jaworski in the May 24 Democratic Party primary runoff for Texas attorney general. Based on unofficial results, Garza received 63% of the vote to Jaworski’s 37%. In the March 1 primary, Garza received 43.0% of the vote and Jaworski received 19.7%. Both candidates advanced to a…

Democrats solidify their statewide slate as Attorney General Ken Paxton steps closer to a third term and Representative Jasmine Crockett wins in Dallas.

In a runoff primary election with George P. Bush, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pulled off a win. Paxton is embattled in legal issues but easily won over his Republican rival.

Tuesday’s primary elections featured the inaugural stop in former President Donald Trump’s 2020 revenge tour — the first opportunities he’s had to unseat Republicans whom he considers disloyal for refusing to acquiesce in his baseless fraud claims.

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton easily won Tuesday’s runoff election over Republican challenger George P. Bush, a sign that the incumbent’s mounting legal problems were of little concern to GOP voters.

Even with his considerable baggage, Paxton is the odds-on favorite to win re-election in November.

AUSTIN, Texas – Attorney General Ken Paxton led the early vote in Tuesday’s runoff election, showing an upper hand over Republican challenger George P. Bush in a heated contest that put a spotlight on the incumbent’s mounting legal problems.

Paxton’s victory marks the first statewide race a Bush has lost in Texas in decades

AUSTIN, Texas — In the immediate aftermath of the deadly school shooting in Uvalde on Tuesday, some Texas Republicans pushed back against renewed calls for more restrictive gun laws.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton repeated his call to arm teachers after a shooter killed more than a dozen children and one teacher at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.