On a day of tragedy where 18 children and 3 adults were killed in a Uvalde Texas shooting spree, Ken Paxton appeals to gun owners by wanting teachers to be armed. The shooter was 18 and purchased two rifles on his 18th birthday.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was forced into a runoff against Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, after he failed to reach more than 50% of the vote in the primary election.
Paxton, the incumbent, faced three strong challengers in March as he sought his third term as attorney general amid legal woes and accusations of abuse of his office.
Bush finished with nearly 23% of the vote, ahead of former Texas Supreme Court Judge Eva Guzman and East Texas Congressman Louis Gohmert, who both had roughly 17% of the vote.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Not many people charged with felony crimes go seven years without ever standing trial. One of them is Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
The twists and turns of how the Republican, who is on the cusp of winning the GOP nomination for a third term Tuesday, has yet to have his day in court after being indicted on securities fraud charges in 2015 has little comparison in American politics. And along the way, it has upended what it means to be a compromised officeholder in Texas.
Four different judges have overseen his case at some point. Where a trial would happen — if it ever does — has ping-ponged from Dallas to Houston to Dallas again. All the while, other clouds have gathered over Paxton: the FBI is investigating him over separate accusations of corruption, and the State Bar of Texas is weighing possible reprimands over his attempts to baselessly overturn the 2020 election.
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