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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that he is running against U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) for his seat in the 2026 midterms. 
A radical left-wing group called Defense of Democracy has drawn criticism online after its leader was caught on camera saying her children that didn't identify as LGBT were "dead to her." 

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