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Battles on the ballot take shape for 2024 primary

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is taking steps to shake up who wins the GOP primary elections after his impeachment acquittal in the Senate. He’s now seeking to push out Republican …

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Battles on the ballot take shape for 2024 primary

A 'Vote" sign is seen on the University of Texas campus, Nov. 6, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Texas voters rejected a proposed constitutional amendment Tuesday to raise the retirement age requirements for judges, following in trend with multiple states nationwide over the past decade. Proposition 13 would have raised the minimum age for retirement from 70 to 75 and the maximum age limit from 75 to 79. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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