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LetMyPeopleVote

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1. Paxton and Greg are NOT working together on this lawsuit

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Tue Aug 5, 2025, 08:51 PM

Aug 5

Paxton was playing golf in Scotland earlier

Link to tweet

Earlier today, Paxton promised to sue Texas Democrats on Friday. Abbott ignored Paxton and filed today

Link to tweet

1:30 pm, AG Paxton says he will seek a court order to vacate Dems’ seats if they’re not back by Friday

5:30 pm, Gov. Greg Abbott goes ahead and does it

A surprising degree of public discord between AG and Guv’s office on this

The fact that the AG and the Governor are NOT working together on this is amusing.

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