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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is not on the March Primary ballot, but he’s been active in the race, campaigning around the state for Republican candidates challenging some House members who voted to impeach him. But Paxton is also mounting a different campaign effort that could have a more significant impact. He is backing challengers to three Republican judges who currently serve on the Court of Criminal Appeals, the state’s highest criminal court. It comes after those judges ruled the Texas Constitution prevents Paxton from prosecuting voter fraud cases. In an interview Wednesday, Paxton called the decision “ludicrous” and urged...

Two women face off in rematch for state GOP chair AUSTIN (AP) — It'll be a rematch between two Texas Republican women when the state party selects its next chairman this week. The Republican Party of Texas meets Thursday through Saturday in San Antonio at what is considered the nation's largest political party convention because of the 10,000 to 12,000 delegates and alternates expected to attend. Tina Benkiser, a corporate and patent attorney in Houston, is running for a full term as leader of the Texas GOP, a post she was elected to last year when the previous chairman re...