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Current Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued multiple out-of-state doctors for illegally mailing abortion pills, which abortion advocates say has chilled access. James Talarico ran up the score ...

Current Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued multiple out-of-state doctors for illegally mailing abortion pills, which abortion advocates say has chilled access.

Many Texas Republicans entered Tuesday’s election having known November as a formality. They ended the night in the political wilderness trying to make sense of what went so wrong.

Hinojosa was careful while campaigning not to overpromise what she could deliver, assuming she’d be fighting against GOP majorities. Now she and her Democratic allies will control the government.

As it stands, Democrats have clinched seven seats on the 15-member board while Republicans occupy six. The final two seats will depend on the outcomes of two races involving GOP incumbents.

Counties along the U.S.-Mexico border saw the largest surge in voter turnout compared to any other region in the state.

With votes still being counted, the GOP advantage is poised to fall to 5-4 on the Texas Supreme Court and 6-3 on the Court of Criminal Appeals.

Overshadowed and outspent, newcomers will fill statewide offices from lieutenant governor to agriculture commissioner.