Judicial Races Elevated by Paxton Draw Texas Billionaires

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s desire to force out incumbent judges that ruled he can’t prosecute voter fraud has pulled his billionaire donors into an otherwise low-profile judicial election for the state’s highest criminal court.

Paxton supporters have given $273,000 to a political action committee established to unleash attacks against three Republican judges facing a primary challenge in the March 5 election, according to campaign finance reports released Tuesday. Paxton (R) has been plotting political revenge since the court stripped away his authority to prosecute voter fraud more than two years ago.

Two Texas billionaires opened their wallets to Paxton-aligned ...