Attorney Lee Merritt joins race for Texas attorney general
Associated PressDALLAS — Dallas civil rights attorney Lee Merritt, who has represented the families of Black people killed by police, joined a crowded 2022 race for Texas attorney general Tuesday against embattled Republican incumbent Ken Paxton. Merritt, who said in March that he was planning to pursue the job of Texas’ top law enforcement officer, will have at least one other Democratic primary challenger, former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski. On the Republican side, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush and former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman are also running to unseat Paxton. Merritt’s campaign kickoff came a day after Texas statehouse Democrats left the state in an attempt to block the GOP’s sweeping elections overhaul that would make it harder to vote in Texas.
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