President Trump once again feels the need to defend himself in Texas by stressing that he's a proponent of oil, guns and religion - which should probably be the name of a rock song. Plus Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton finds himself in fresh legal trouble after top staffers in his own office accused him of bribery and other crimes.

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