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Paxton's estranged wife doesn't endorse in Texas Senate race
Key takeaways
- Angela Paxton (R), on Tuesday shared her endorsements for various candidates in state races but remained neutral in the Republican Senate primary.
- Angela Paxton urged Texan voters on election day to join her in voting for Mayes Middleton, a state Senate colleague of hers and the attorney general s preferred candidate to succeed him as the state s top prosecutor.
- The state senator filed for divorce from the state attorney general last year, citing biblical grounds.
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Angela Paxton (R), on Tuesday shared her endorsements for various candidates in state races but remained neutral in the Republican Senate primary.
Angela Paxton urged Texan voters on election day to join her in voting for Mayes Middleton, a state Senate colleague of hers and the attorney general s preferred candidate to succeed him as the state s top prosecutor.
She also backed Railroad Commission chair candidate Jim Wright and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals hopeful Thomas Smith but did not make an endorsement the Senate race in which Ken Paxton is facing off against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R) in a runoff.
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