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Busted: Paxton Calls for “Reasonable” Spending Cuts and Tax Cuts in Newly Leaked Audio

In another nothingburger leaked audio from a September 24 event with donors and lobbyists, Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton called for...

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Busted: Paxton Calls for “Reasonable” Spending Cuts and Tax Cuts in Newly Leaked Audio – KnowGov