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Paxton wins Senate runoff, setting up difficult contest with Talarico
The very things that helped U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton win the Republican primary in Texas could come back to bite the controversial attorney general when facing James Talarico in November.
Texas runoffs test importance of turnout and Trump’s endorsement
Both Democrats and Republicans face the historical hurdle of low voter turnout for runoffs, but Republicans are relying on the high-profile Senate race to drive turnout, while Democrats are banking on local turnout for congressional races.
Trump endorses Texas AG Ken Paxton in heated GOP Senate runoff
The presidential endorsement could help Paxton offset the heavy shortfall in spending compared to his opponent, incumbent senator John Cornyn.
Texas appeals court pauses The Onion's purchase of Infowars
The satirical news site appealed the decision to the Texas Supreme Court and insisted Infowars will still shut down on Friday night despite the setback.
The Onion announces new deal to acquire Alex Jones' Infowars
The satirical news outlet set up its own Infowars webpage complete with a mock Infowars logo, and announced comedian Tim Heidecker as creative director of the new site.
Feds propose swapping hundreds of acres of Texas wildlife refuge land with SpaceX
The controversial space company would receive hundreds of acres from the federal government out of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge in exchange for many smaller and more disparate parcels of land across the region.
Texas sued for excluding Islamic schools from tuition voucher scheme
The state’s acting comptroller and attorney general decided that because a Muslim civil rights group supposedly has ties to terrorism, all Islamic schools should be excluded from the state’s new private school tuition voucher program.
Amanda Edwards suspends Texas congressional campaign
The former City Council member ended her campaign Monday following a major defeat in the late January special election for the 18th Congressional District.