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Talarico compares campaign to biblical David

Democrat James Talarico compared his campaign to biblical figure David, saying he was “going up against our own Goliaths,” ahead of his battleground contest against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in November's elections. “We are going up against our own Goliaths, those billionaire mega-donors, those corporate PACs, the entire Washington, D.C.,…

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Mayes Middleton, running for Texas attorney general, wants to “put God back in government”Middleton, a Republican, has long pushed for injecting Christianity into the public sphere. His Democratic opponent, Nathan Johnson, said those views make him unfit for office.

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Democrat Nathan Johnson pitches back-to-basics attorney general’s office after 12 years under PaxtonJohnson is hoping enough moderates are tired of Paxton-era culture wars to cross party lines. His GOP opponent, Mayes Middleton, is running as the outgoing incumbent’s ideological heir.

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