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Across 10 states, attorneys general have collectively raised $48.4 million this election cycle

In the current election cycle across 10 states, attorneys general have collectively raised $48.4 million. Nearly half of that number has come from Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.), who has raised $20.5 million running for governor rather than for re-election. Two other attorneys general—Rob Bonta of California ($8.7 million) and Ken Paxton…

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Texas attorney general raises $5.9 million this election cycle

According to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has raised $5.9 million and spent $6 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and May 14, 2022. Paxton is currently ranked seventh in state-level donations in the 2022 election cycle.

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Texas Law Enforcement Is Aggressively Fighting Public Records Requests About the Uvalde Mass Shooting

Transparency advocates say police could invoke a notorious loophole that allows them to hide records of deaths in custody and police killings.

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Uvalde officials are using a legal loophole to block the release of shooting records

After 19 children were killed at a Texas elementary, law enforcement officials have given little information. They're now using the "dead suspect loophole" to prevent the public release of records.

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Texas Attorney General Paxton cannot intervene in suit with Dallas hospital over transgender care, judge decides

AUSTIN, Texas — The state of Texas cannot intervene in a lawsuit between Children’s Medical Center Dallas and one of its doctors over gender-affirming care for trans patients, a Dallas judge decided Friday.

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Election 'deniers' quiet on fraud claims after primary wins

Dozens of Republican candidates who sought Donald Trump’s endorsement have spent months parroting the former president's baseless claims of 2020 election fraud

The Independent UK

Ken Paxton on Uvalde: "God has a plan"

“Life is short no matter what,” muses Texas AG who backed Trump's coup and opposes any new gun regulation

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A judge blocks Texas from investigating families of trans youth

The temporary restraining order issued by Judge Jan Soifer halts investigations against three families who sued.

WEKU

Texas judge temporarily halts 2 transgender child abuse investigations

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas judge on Friday temporarily halted the state’s child abuse investigations into two families with transgender children, agreeing they faced immediate harm.

Tribune News Service

Michael Hiltzik: GOP politicians are helping Musk turn his Twitter deal into even more of a circus

If one chooses to tip one’s hat to Republican leaders in the state of Texas, it’s to acknowledge their determination to distract their voters from the most urgent matters at hand.

Los Angeles Times

Texas AG strides into Twitter takeover drama to bolster Musk

State officials across the nation have taken on Big Tech companies in the courts and state legislatures, and federal regulators have nipped at Twitter over alleged violations of users’ data privacy

The Independent UK

Texas attorney general opens investigation of Twitter bots

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he opened an investigation of Twitter, claiming the social media platform may be misleading people with false reporting of its bot accounts, violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

Tribune News Service

Texas Attorney General Launches Investigation Into Twitter Bots: What Investors Should Know

The attorney general of one of the largest states in the country is launching an investigation against social media network Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR). Here are the details.

Benzinga

Texas educators grapple with push to arm more teachers post-Uvalde

DALLAS — Glynn Wilcox can’t remember which school shooting prompted him to attend a firearms defense class for educators in the Dallas area.

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Right-wing: "Democrats don't count"

To many of today’s MAGA Republicans, only certain opinions matter when it comes to the big issues

Salon

SCOTUS blocks Texas social media law

Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh join liberals to block "free speech" law that limits free speech

The New Daily

Heartless scammers attempt to cash in on Texas school shooting

US authorities have urged caution after a number of fraudulent online fundraisers appeared to emerge from last week's horrific Texas school shooting.

The Guardian - US

‘We have to do something’: calls mount for Texas gun control laws after latest deadly attack

As data indicates state leads the US in mass shooting deaths, Democrats – and some Republicans – demand legislative action

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How far will Kansas go to fight Biden? If elected AG, Kobach promises dedicated unit

If former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach wins the race for Kansas attorney general, he promises to turn the office into a litigation machine to fight President Joe Biden’s administration.

Salon

Republican excuses for mass shootings

From liberal teachers to ADHD medications, blame lands on everything aside from lack of proper gun restrictions

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 24 (May 26, 2022)

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Republican Edition

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Texas state bar sues to punish Paxton

Paxton alleged the Texas state bar was controlled by “leftists” and accused it of trying to “bully me”

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An update on this week’s battleground primary results

Welcome to the Thursday, May 26, Brew.

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Is this the end of Bush family dynasty?

Attorney General Ken Paxton’s victory in Tuesday’s Texas Republican primary was more than another signal of former President Donald Trump’s primacy within the GOP.

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Paxton wins Republican primary runoff for Texas Attorney General

Incumbent Ken Paxton defeated George P. Bush in the May 24 Republican Party primary runoff for Texas attorney general. In the March 1 primary, Paxton received 42.7% of the vote, while Bush received 22.4%. Both candidates advanced to a runoff because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote.

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