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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday threw his weight behind an effort by conservative grassroots to close the Republican primary elections.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion in a federal court asking a judge to rule the state's open primary system as unconstitutional, joining the Republican Party of Texas in their attempt to create closed primaries.
Attorney General Ken Paxton and the GOP are seeking court approval to close the party's primary elections to only Republican-affiliated voters.
Secretary of State Jane Nelson said in a filing that Paxton’s office gave her less than an hour’s warning that they’d be siding against her agency in court.
The latest survey from the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs shows Houston-area Congressman Wesley Hunt in third place behind Cornyn and Paxton. It also shows Dallas-area Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett,
Attorney General Paxton has filed a joint motion with the Texas GOP, requesting a court to permit the GOP to officially close its primary electi