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Longtime GOP state Rep. John Smithee of Amarillo will not seek reelection

Smithee has represented the Panhandle in the Texas House for 40 years. He ran for speaker last year and most recently served as chair of the criminal jurisprudence committee.

The Texas Tribune

Dan Patrick pledges $1 million in campaign funds to install Turning Point USA at every Texas college and high school

Turning Point USA was founded by the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The Texas Tribune

Texas sues Roblox, alleging the online gaming platform endangers children

Texas is the third state to sue the platform, alongside dozens of private plaintiffs who say Roblox didn’t do enough to protect their kids from sexually explicit content.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas Runs After Roblox for Being 'Breeding Ground for Predators'

Texas has sued Roblox, alleging the platform endangers children and fails to prevent online predators, while the company maintains it has industry-leading safety measures in place.

International Business Times UK

Texas AG Sues Roblox For Putting 'Pixel Pedophiles And Profit' Over Safety

Roblox Corp. (NYSE:RBLX) has been sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who on Thursday accused the gaming platform of disregarding safety laws and misleading parents about potential risks to young users.

Benzinga

Judge denies Paxton request to block Tylenol maker from paying shareholders

Attorneys for Texas recognized their bid to block payments was an extraordinary request.

The Texas Tribune

Cornyn “open to” changing Senate filibuster, Hunt and Paxton back Trump’s call to scrap it

The president has sharpened his calls for Senate Republicans to kill the longstanding legislative maneuver, saying the GOP’s electoral success could hinge on it.

The Texas Tribune

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The most vulnerable senators of 2026, a year out from Election Day - Roll Call

Georgia’s Jon Ossoff and Maine’s Susan Collins top CQ Roll Call's list of the most vulnerable senators of the 2026 midterm elections.

Roll Call

Crest must face lawsuit for putting too much toothpaste on the box art for children’s products, judge rules

The controversial US Health Secretary has previously weighed in on the debate over concerns about the use of fluoride in drinking water

The Independent UK

NY judge dismisses legal challenge from Texas in early test of abortion shield law

A New York judge has dismissed a legal challenge from Texas seeking to enforce a civil judgment against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to a Dallas-area woman

The Independent UK

Dallas attorney Tony Box enters Democratic primary for Texas attorney general

Box, a first-time political candidate, is an Army veteran who also worked as an FBI agent and federal prosecutor.

The Texas Tribune

Texas DACA recipients ponder leaving the state amid push to revoke their work permits

A Trump administration proposal would strip Texas’ more than 86,000 DACA recipients of their work permits — including two nurses who say they’ll move to other states if that happens.

The Texas Tribune

Hunt calls for debate with Cornyn, Paxton in Senate GOP primary

The second-term congressman argued that voters should “hear directly from the candidates,” beyond the millions already being poured into paid advertising.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Sues Johnson & Johnson for 'Hiding' Tylenol Autism Risks — Billions at Stake in Landmark Case

Texas sues Tylenol's makers over autism risks, echoing Trump-era legal battles over health misinformation with potential billions at stake.

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Texas sues Tylenol makers alleging deceptive marketing to pregnant people

Lawsuit comes after Trump’s baseless claims that acetaminophen can cause autism and ADHD in children

Benzinga

Ken Paxton Alleges Johnson & Johnson Misled Mothers On Tylenol Safety

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Johnson Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and Kenvue Inc (NYSE:KVUE), accusing the companies of misleading pregnant women about the safety of Tylenol despite evidence suggesting its active ingredient, acetaminophen, may increase the risk of autism and attention disorders in children.

The Independent UK

Texas lawsuit against companies behind Tylenol asserts unproven claims of autism risk

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is accusing the companies behind Tylenol of deceptively marketing the pain reliever to pregnant mothers

International Business Times UK

Texas Attorney General Targets Tylenol Makers in Controversial Autism Lawsuit

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue, alleging they hid risks linking prenatal Tylenol use to autism and ADHD in children.

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The Independent UK

Texas sues Tylenol makers over RFK Jr autism claims saying they failed to state ‘risk of taking drug while pregnant’

State Attorney General Ken Paxton parroted claims by the Health Secretary which have been strongly refuted by medical professionals

The Texas Tribune

Texas attorney general sues Tylenol company over autism claims

This lawsuit comes a month after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. updated guidance discouraging pregnant women from taking acetaminophen, citing it as a possible cause of autism.

The Texas Tribune

Former Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins appointed to Texas Supreme Court

Hawkins spent two years as Texas’ top appellate attorney, but resigned soon after not signing onto Attorney General Ken Paxton’s 2020 election challenge.

The Texas Tribune

An East Texas landowner fenced off a community’s favorite fishing spot, igniting multiple legal battles

Phillip Surls, a local businessman who owns much of the property around the Cutoff, has argued he blocked access to the stream to protect his cattle and that the waterway is not public.

Axios

Jasmine Crockett "strongly" considering U.S. Senate bid

"Every other day there's a poll that comes out that makes it clear that I can win the primary," Crockett said.

Roll Call

Why Cornyn is still at risk of losing in Texas - Roll Call

Texas Sen. John Cornyn remains extremely vulnerable, even while closing the polling gap with Republican primary challenger Ken Paxton.

The Texas Tribune

Rep. Wesley Hunt pitches himself as a younger Ken Paxton in U.S. Senate primary bid

Hunt, 43, said his entry into the race to defeat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn guarantees that a “conservative warrior” will be Texas’ next senator — and that only he and Paxton fit the bill.

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