In major upset, Nathan Johnson takes Texas attorney general’s office for Democrats
Jack Myer for the Texas Tribune
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Eleanor Klibanoff (via Texas Tribune)
In a stunning upset with repercussions across the national legal landscape, Democrat Nathan Johnson claimed victory in the race to be Texas’ next top lawyer. Johnson, a Dallas state senator and corporate litigator, is the first Democrat elected attorney general since 1994. He defeated Mayes Middleton, an oil and gas heir who tethered himself closely […]