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"It's definitely time for a change in Texas," Paxton, 62, said Tuesday night on a Fox News show in a formal campaign announcement.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is running for the U.S. Senate in a primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn, setting up what is likely to become one of the GOP’s most contentious and ...
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Paxton was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives in 2023 on corruption charges, but he was acquitted in the state Senate.

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