Author: Brad Brooks
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Texas AG Paxton vanquishes Bush in GOP run-off
LUBBOCK, Texas • Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton shrugged off a challenge on Tuesday from fellow Republican George P. Bush in a primary runoff election that pitted a Trump ally against the scion of two former U.S. presidents. Edison Research projected a win for Paxton, who consistently led in polling in his reelection bid for…
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Texas governor signs Republican-backed voting law
AUSTIN, TEXAS • Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday made Texas the latest U.S. state to impose Republican-backed voting restrictions, signing a law that was challenged in court and criticized by President Joe Biden as part of an “all-out assault” on American democracy. Abbott, a Republican, said during a signing ceremony in the East Texas city…
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Texas governor tests positive for COVID-19
Austin, texas • On a day when Houston area officials said they would pay $100 to anyone receiving a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Texas Governor Greg Abbott tested positive for the virus. Abbott, a Republican who has sought to block local officials in the state from mandating the use of masks, is fully vaccinated…