This is one of four profiles the Tribune is writing about the Republican candidates for attorney general. Read about Aaron Reitz, U.S. Rep. Chip Roy and Sen. Joan Huffman. For more information on the primaries and the voting process, check out our guides and news coverage here.
In December, a group of trans people showed up at the Texas Capitol, determined to test a new law restricting what restroom they can use. They carried signs declaring state Sen. Mayes Middleton, the bill’s author, the “bathroom bigot.”
For Middleton, the event was a gift-wrapped campaign opportunity.
