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The suit quickly failed at the U. S. Supreme Court, which found Texas had no standing to try to invalidate votes cast in another state. But it firmly established Paxton, the Texas attorney general, as a partisan fighter willing to wield the power of his office to aid Republicans, attack Democrats and challenge election results. It made him a conservative star and helped him secure Trump’s critical endorsement, propelling Paxton forward as the party’s nominee this year for U. S. Senate in Texas. Early voting starts on Monday. Since 2020, Paxton has continued to use his office to intervene in election disputes and pursue political opponents. Paxton has sued former congressman Beto O’Rourke, tried to shut down a Latino voter registration group, opposed the counting of provisional ballots in Houston and unsuccessfully tried to criminally indict a sitting county election administrator.

A new University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs poll shows several of Texas’ top statewide races are tight heading into the November election. But, unlike other recent polls, this one has Republicans leading in every race statewide except for one. Democrat James Talarico leads Republican Ken Paxton 48% to 46% in the U. S. Senate race, with Libertarian Ted Brown at 3% and another 3% undecided. In the governor’s race, Republican Greg Abbott leads Democrat Gina Hinojosa 49% to 46%, with Libertarian Pat Dixon at 2% and 3% undecided.

Richard Riehle, a veteran character actor known for roles in hundreds of films and television shows, has died at the age of 78, according to Variety.

“I’m proud of the way that the guys that were in there finished the game with a critical drive, and that they showed up in good fashion. We were able to run the football, take the time and the clock down, and end the drive with some points.”Get Point AfterGet exclusive analysis and insight on the Patriots and the NFL, delivered to your inbox on weekdays during the season. Enter EmailVrabel credited offensive line coach Doug Marrone, as well as assistants Jason Houghtaling and Jonathan Decoster, with keeping the group ready to go. “They get them the reps that they think they need, whether that’s walkthrough reps or getting Walter Rouse ready, getting Matt [Pryor] ready,” Vrabel said. “Being able to get Caleb Lomu ready on both sides to be the swing tackle — play left one week, play right another. So, those are all real positive, and we’ll need their best efforts this week as we move forward.”The Patriots have put together a three-game winning streak despite injuries, including to wide receiver Romeo Doubs (shoulder), which landed him on injured reserve Monday. After a rocky start to the season, Drake Maye has 10 touchdown passes against one interception over the last three games.

The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are looking into the mailings, some of which included an unidentified powdery white substance.