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In his campaign for the U.S. Senate, Texas state Democratic Rep. James Talarico wants to "fundamentally change our politics." (Mikala Compton/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images)

Dems should go all-in on Talarico

Jason Kyle Howard
Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will advance to a May 26 run-off to determine the Lone Star State's GOP Senate nominee (Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Danielle Villasana / Richard Rodriguez)

Texas primary shows MAGA loves a villain

Amanda Marcotte
(Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Brandon Bell / RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)

Texas sues Tylenol for dumbest reason

Amanda Marcotte
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears at a pretrial hearing in his securities fraud case before state District Judge Andrea Beall in the 185th District Court Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Harris County Criminal Courts at Law in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Paxton bribery suit against Beto falters

Eleanor Klibanoff - The Texas Tribune
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Rep. Marc LaHood, R-San Antonio, looks at a congressional redistricting map during debate of a congressional redistricting plan in the House Chamber at the Capitol in Austin. (Photo by Jay Janner/Getty Images)

Do Texas maps offer hope to Dems?

Russell Payne
Rep. Marc LaHood, R-San Antonio, looks at a congressional redistricting map during debate of a congressional redistricting plan in the House Chamber at the Capitol in Austin. (Photo by Jay Janner/Getty Images)

Texas House passes Trump-approved maps

Alex Galbraith
The Texas State Capitol is seen during a Texas Senate flooding committee hearing at the State Capitol. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Texas court could remove nuclear option

Eleanor Klibanoff - The Texas Tribune
Kash Patel, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), arrives to testify during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

GOP "weaponizing" FBI against Texas Dems

Blaise Malley
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Sen. John Cornyn (Al Drago/Getty Images)

Cornyn to FBI: Help return Texas Dems

Alex Galbraith
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference on January 31, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Abbott orders arrest of absent Dems

Alex Galbraith
President Donald Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott participate in a round table event on July 11, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Texas Dems to Abbott: "Come and take it"

Garrett Owen
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears at a pretrial hearing in his securities fraud case before state District Judge Andrea Beall in the 185th District Court Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Harris County Criminal Courts at Law in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Paxton files for divorce from Texas AG

Eleanor Klibanoff - The Texas Tribune
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A view of the death chamber from the witness room at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility shows an electric chair and gurney August 29, 2001 in Lucasville, Ohio. The state of Ohio is one of the few states that still uses the electric chair, and it gives death row inmates a choice between death by the electric chair or by lethal injection. John W. Byrd, who will be executed on September 12, 2001, has stated that he will choose the electric chair. (Photo by Mike Simons/Getty Images)

Due process? Apparently not in Texas

Austin Sarat
Abortion-rights supporters face anti-abortion protesters at a rally for reproductive rights at the Texas Capitol on May 14, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Montinique Monroe/Getty Images)

Can Texas actually fix its abortion ban?

Tatyana Tandanpolie
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears at a pretrial hearing in his securities fraud case before state District Judge Andrea Beall in the 185th District Court Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Harris County Criminal Courts at Law in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Texas arrests midwife on abortion charge

Alex Galbraith
Jack Smith | US Supreme Court (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Judge rejects case against Jack Smith

Marin Scotten
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A view of the death chamber from the witness room at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility shows an electric chair and gurney August 29, 2001 in Lucasville, Ohio. The state of Ohio is one of the few states that still uses the electric chair, and it gives death row inmates a choice between death by the electric chair or by lethal injection. John W. Byrd, who will be executed on September 12, 2001, has stated that he will choose the electric chair. (Photo by Mike Simons/Getty Images)

Texas court clears way for execution

Griffin Eckstein
A view of the death chamber from the witness room at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility shows an electric chair and gurney August 29, 2001 in Lucasville, Ohio. The state of Ohio is one of the few states that still uses the electric chair, and it gives death row inmates a choice between death by the electric chair or by lethal injection. John W. Byrd, who will be executed on September 12, 2001, has stated that he will choose the electric chair. (Photo by Mike Simons/Getty Images)

Texas judge halts execution of Roberson

Griffin Eckstein
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears at a pretrial hearing in his securities fraud case before state District Judge Andrea Beall in the 185th District Court Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Harris County Criminal Courts at Law in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Texas "voter fraud" raids spur outrage

Nicholas Liu
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Paxton says GOP trying to impeach him

Zach Despart, Jasper Scherer - The Texas Tribune
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) arrives for a vote on the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

TX group claims "war on white America"

Robert Downen, Juan Salinas II - The Texas Tribune
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Paxton uses consumer law against foes

Vianna Davila - The Texas Tribune
Pope Francis presides over the Pentecost Sunday Mass at St. Peter's Basilicao n May 19, 2024 in Vatican City, Vatican. (Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images)

Pope rejects "conservative" Catholicism

Charles R. Davis
Greg Abbott (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Texas' SCOTUS defiance sets up standoff

Uriel J. García - The Texas Tribune
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