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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
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By Natalia Contreras, Votebeat and The Texas Tribune

Republican lawmakers revive effort to give attorney general more power to prosecute election crimes

Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, speaks to the media Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, during a press conference following arguments in the case “Free Speech Coalition, Inc., et al. v. Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas,” at the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C.
Ken Paxton, attorney general of Texas, speaks to the media Jan. 15, 2025, during a press conference following arguments in the case “Free Speech Coalition, Inc., et al. v. Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas,” at the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Luke Johnson for The Texas Tribune)

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