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How Ken Paxton built the foundation for the new big lie

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Fox News Host Maria Bartiromo tweeted a tweet about lines at the DMV in Texas .

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has used the powers of his office to spin a new election conspiracy.

Paxton and other Texas Republicans have long sought to use fears of election malfeasance to their advantage.

Texas AG says he's investigating charity for 'possibly aiding and abetting the mass influx of illegal aliens' Frida Ghitis : Paxton 's investigation is part of a pattern of attacks on conservative groups.

She says Paxton has tapped into a conspiracy that has become almost an article of faith on the right, spread by figures such as Elon Musk , Donald Trump , and JD Vance .

Ghitis says these kinds of announcements invite threats and harassment to groups that find themselves on receiving end.

A federal judge threw out his subpoena of Annunciation House and accused the AG of merely seeking “a pretext to justify its harassment” Paxton ’s behavior, he said, was “outrageous and intolerable” The AG has gone after a wide swath of groups that organize Latino communities in the state.

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