Oil, electric cash fuels Texas GOP campaigns
The oil and electric industries are rallying around Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, helping him rake in more than $25 million over four months and boosting other statewide Republican candidates. Democrats, whose fundraising trails the GOP in most statewide races, said they’ve raised enough money to stay in the fight — while arguing that the gusher […]
A Texas Democrat wants to keep Ken Paxton’s war on Big Tech alive
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has transformed his office into one of the nation’s most aggressive litigators against Big Tech, suing companies including Meta, Netflix, WhatsApp and Discord, and building a dedicated privacy-enforcement operation. Now, a Democrat running to replace him says that’s one part of Paxton’s legacy worth preserving. Read the full article here https://www.politico.com/newsletters/digital-future-daily/2026/06/24/a-texas-democrat-wants-to-keep-ken-paxtons-war-on-big-tech-alive-00973889