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In Texas primaries, candidates far from middle flourish as moderates disappear from landscape

DALLAS — Republicans on Tuesday — and to a lesser degree Democrats — were on the path to nominating candidates on the edges of the Texas electorate, which could lead to more ultra-conservative policy decisions and voters in the political middle without clout.

Tribune News Service

In GOP Primaries, Abbott Crushes Opponents While Paxton Forced into Runoff

Abbott’s shameless lurch to the right pays off, while Paxton may finally pay a price for clownish corruption in a runoff battle.

Texas Observer

Texas AG Ken Paxton likely headed to runoff, as GOP challengers battle to take him on in overtime

AUSTIN, Texas – Attorney General Ken Paxton held an early lead in Tuesday’s hotly contested GOP primary that has put a spotlight on the two-term incumbent’s legal troubles. But the race appears to be headed toward a runoff, a sign that Paxton’s support among Republicans may be wavering.

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Texas officials are investigating parents of transgender youths for possible child abuse

DALLAS — The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has begun investigating parents of transgender adolescents seeking gender-affirming medical care for potential child abuse, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Travis County court.

Tribune News Service

Texas primaries offer peek at GOP ideological battle

The question is whether Trump-backed candidates get rewarded or punished.

Axios

Republican attorney general could be set for runoff as Texas primary votes roll in

Trump ally Ken Paxton seeking nomination for third term, as voting proceeds with few hiccups but turnout relatively low

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Texas primary is George P. Bush's biggest test yet in GOP

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Texas argues public transport mask mandate exceeds CDC authority

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and the Texas Public Policy Foundation on Feb. 16, 2022, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas aiming to block enforcement of the Biden administration’s federal mask mandate for public transport. The mandate, issued by the…

Ballotpedia

Arike Ogunbowale Calls Out Texas Attorney General, Governor Over Transgender Stance

She called their stance ‘damaging.’

Sports Illustrated

Trans rights groups slam Texas leaders’ ‘campaign stunt’ calling gender affirmation treatments ‘child abuse’

‘Simply put, we have some leadership in Texas that would undoubtedly rather see dead kids than trans kids,’ says Emmett Schelling, head of the Transgender Education Network of Texas

The Independent UK

Texas Classifies Medical Treatment of Trans Minors as Abuse, Threatens Parents, Orders Caregivers To Snitch

These orders aren’t about safety. They’re a complete rejection of the legitimacy of these procedures, and a denial of individual liberty.

Reason

Abbott moves to outlaw trans children

Greg Abbott calls gender-affirming care "child abuse," directs agencies to investigate the practice

Salon

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton: Health care for transgender children is abuse

AUSTIN — Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued a new interpretation of state law that says medical care for transgender children is abuse, a dramatic change contrary to medical standards that could make Texas one of the most aggressive states in targeting trans youth access to health care.

Tribune News Service

Poll: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott up 7 points over Beto O’Rourke; AG Ken Paxton likely headed to runoff

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott again holds a single-digit lead over Democrat Beto O’Rourke in the Texas governor’s race, while scandal-plagued Attorney General Ken Paxton probably is headed for a GOP runoff, according to a Dallas Morning News-University of Texas at Tyler poll released Sunday.

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Lee Merritt is tired of fighting for dead Black people. That’s why he’s running for Texas attorney general

Born into gang culture, raised in the LA riots and cemented as a household name in the Ahmaud Arbery case, Lee Merritt tells Rachel Sharp how his experiences with racial inequality and the criminal justice system led him to take on the race for Texas attorney general

Ballotpedia

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 10

In this issue: Republican Governors Association runs pro-Kemp ad in Georgia and Arrington challenges Mace in SC-01

The Guardian - US

Texas sues Biden administration to stop mask mandates on planes – as it happened

State attorney general challenges CDC mask rules on transport – follow all the day’s politics news

Tribune News Service

Texas sues Meta over Facebook’s dropped facial-recognition tech

Facebook claims it no longer collects and profits off users’ faces through controversial facial-recognition technology. Texas isn’t buying it.

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The Independent UK

Texas AG sues Facebook parent Meta over facial recognition

The Texas Attorney General is suing Facebook parent Meta

The Independent UK

Texas AG investigating GoFundMe for shutting down Canadian truck protest fundraiser

Canadian ministers have hit back at ‘foreign interference’

Ballotpedia

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and three challengers vie for the Republican primary nomination

Four candidates are running in the Mar. 1 Republican primary election for Texas Attorney General—incumbent Ken Paxton, George P. Bush, Louis Gohmert, and Eva Guzman.

Ballotpedia

Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: Court rulings and new maps – the latest on redistricting

Welcome to the Wednesday, February 9, Brew.

Tribune News Service

Texas AG faces struggle in GOP as a Bush heir seeks to move up

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, faces a surprisingly tough primary race as a slew of Republican rivals promise the same brand of conservative politics without the never-ending scandals that have dogged the incumbent.

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 8

On Jan. 24, three Republican state Senate candidates in Texas rejected a joint endorsement from LIBRE Action—the political action committee affiliated with the LIBRE Initiative—and Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Action. Pete Flores (SD-24), Mayes Middleton (SD-11), and state Rep. Tan Parker (SD-12) cited disagreement with the LIBRE Initiative’s positions on…

Mic

An incomplete list of times Texas leaders wished Texas had more guns

More than a dozen elementary school students were killed in a shooting near San Antonio today. This is how we got here.

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