The turnout will be low but the stakes are high in several primary races in Texas that will be decided in runoffs Tuesday.
Paxton is trying to win a third term despite new criminal allegations, as well as 2015 fraud charges that haven’t yet gone to trial.
Bush has hit Paxton hard with TV spots highlighting his legal problems. Meanwhile, the Paxton campaign has tried to paint Bush as a liberal.There’s also a runoff between the Democratic candidates for state attorney general. Former ACLU attorney Rochelle Garza is facing attorney and former Galveston mayor Joe Jaworski.
Democrats also have runoffs for lieutenant governor and land commissioner. There are numerous other runoffs for state legislative races, as well as U.S. Congress.
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