A renegade heir to political royalty, a soon-to-be-former state Supreme Court justice and an indicted incumbent could make the race for Texas attorney general the contest to watch in next yearâs Republican primary.
Attorney General Ken Paxton is still alive and kicking, but his legal vulnerabilities are attracting political buzzards from both parties. The stateâs top lawyer was indicted on felony securities fraud charges almost six years ago, and still hasnât gone to trial. A squadron of his top attorneys at the AGâs office accused him of using that public office for the benefit of a favored political donor â a whistleblower accusation that has sparked a federal investigation and a flurry of civil litigation.
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A renegade heir to political royalty, a soon-to-be-former state Supreme Court justice and an indicted incumbent could make the race for Texas attorney general the contest to watch in next yearâs Republican primary.
Buzzard No. 1 is Land Commissioner George P. Bush. Heâs the latest to test a family theory that running for office with a famous name means you get half your predecessorsâ friends and all of their enemies. His father, Jeb, was a governor of Florida and a 2020 presidential candidate. His uncle, George W., was the 43rd president, and his grandfather, George H.W., was the 41st. His great-grandfather, Prescott, was a U.S. senator from Connecticut. George P. Bush is bucking the familyâs politics with an appeal to former President Donald Tr