Ken Paxton
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There are certainly people that will run that, I mean, there are lawyers who've never practiced law that want that job because they're in politics. That's not the right way. I want somebody who knows how to practice law, that understands the law. And yes, there are a couple of people that I know that could run and that I think might run.
Otherwise, I'd have a hard time walking away from it because I don't want to give, this is such a crucial position really for the entire country. The Texas Attorney General has the largest Republican office with the most resources and has the most ability to go fight. We can attract talent. And so we have a lot of ability to take DOJ straight up.
Otherwise, I'd have a hard time walking away from it because I don't want to give, this is such a crucial position really for the entire country. The Texas Attorney General has the largest Republican office with the most resources and has the most ability to go fight. We can attract talent. And so we have a lot of ability to take DOJ straight up.
Otherwise, I'd have a hard time walking away from it because I don't want to give, this is such a crucial position really for the entire country. The Texas Attorney General has the largest Republican office with the most resources and has the most ability to go fight. We can attract talent. And so we have a lot of ability to take DOJ straight up.
That's why we've run up one over, you know, three fourths of our cases, because we can fight them toe to toe.
That's why we've run up one over, you know, three fourths of our cases, because we can fight them toe to toe.
That's why we've run up one over, you know, three fourths of our cases, because we can fight them toe to toe.
It's exactly right. What is that? It's very strange. So this group, Texas for Lawsuit Reform, used to take a lot of that. They would funnel their money through them, so it wasn't them directly funding. And that's the group that spent, you know, 10 million recruiting the Supreme Court justice who was a DEI person. As it turns out, that's how we exposed that. And she blew up.
It's exactly right. What is that? It's very strange. So this group, Texas for Lawsuit Reform, used to take a lot of that. They would funnel their money through them, so it wasn't them directly funding. And that's the group that spent, you know, 10 million recruiting the Supreme Court justice who was a DEI person. As it turns out, that's how we exposed that. And she blew up.
It's exactly right. What is that? It's very strange. So this group, Texas for Lawsuit Reform, used to take a lot of that. They would funnel their money through them, so it wasn't them directly funding. And that's the group that spent, you know, 10 million recruiting the Supreme Court justice who was a DEI person. As it turns out, that's how we exposed that. And she blew up.
That's who they supported. I don't totally understand it.
That's who they supported. I don't totally understand it.
That's who they supported. I don't totally understand it.
Here's part of what I think happened. I think that when I ran against Dan Branch, he was W's one of his best friends. Of course. I knew Dan Branch. He was not, his deal was always this. I've spent 10 years with him. I would say, hey, we need to do this. This is the right thing to do. He goes, man, what are the optics here? I'm like, who cares what the optics are? This is the right thing to do.
Here's part of what I think happened. I think that when I ran against Dan Branch, he was W's one of his best friends. Of course. I knew Dan Branch. He was not, his deal was always this. I've spent 10 years with him. I would say, hey, we need to do this. This is the right thing to do. He goes, man, what are the optics here? I'm like, who cares what the optics are? This is the right thing to do.
Here's part of what I think happened. I think that when I ran against Dan Branch, he was W's one of his best friends. Of course. I knew Dan Branch. He was not, his deal was always this. I've spent 10 years with him. I would say, hey, we need to do this. This is the right thing to do. He goes, man, what are the optics here? I'm like, who cares what the optics are? This is the right thing to do.
It was always the optics. How does it look? And his voting record, you can look at, is not consistently what most voters, most Republican voters would want, but it was for Highland Park.
It was always the optics. How does it look? And his voting record, you can look at, is not consistently what most voters, most Republican voters would want, but it was for Highland Park.
It was always the optics. How does it look? And his voting record, you can look at, is not consistently what most voters, most Republican voters would want, but it was for Highland Park.
Yes. And same with you were talking about River Oaks in Houston.