Matt Krause Drops Out Of Attorney General Race

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Rep. Matt Krause (R-Fort Worth) said Monday that he will be dropping out of the crowded Republican primary for Attorney General and will instead run for the open seat for Tarrant County District Attorney.

Krause said a formal announcement will come Tuesday.

In the two months since Krause announced his campaign for Attorney General, the Fort Worth Republican struggled to build name recognition statewide. In a November University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, only three percent of respondents said they would vote for Krause in the Republican primary

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Paxton Has Commanding, 30-Point Lead In AG Race, Says UT/Tribune Poll

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Attorney General Ken Paxton has a 30-point lead in his bid to be re-elected Texas Attorney General in next year's Republican primary election, a University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll shows. 

Paxton has drawn a serious lineup of challengers, including Land Commissioner George P. Bush, former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman and Fort Worth state Rep. Matt Krause.

Paxton currently has the support of 48% of primary voters in the poll, with Bush far behind him at 16%. Krause and Guzman both polled below 4%.

Over a quarter of respondents, all registered GOP voters, said they have not thought about the primary enough to have an opinion on the AG race.

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Rep. Matt Krause Joins Crowded GOP AG Primary

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Fort Worth Republican Rep. Matt Krause is the latest candidate to launch a 2022 bid against embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for his statewide office.

Krause on Thursday announced his bid for the seat. Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush and former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman have previously announced campaigns for attorney general in the Republican primary. On the Democratic side, civil rights lawyer Lee Merritt is running for attorney general, as well as Galveston lawyer Joe Jaworski.

Krause said in his announcement, "It's more important than ever that we have an Attorney General who will focus completely on fighting to protect Texas."

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Bill Seeks To Give College Athletes Financial Control Of Their Names And Likeness

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Texas legislators are joining the national push to enact laws giving college athletes rights to cash in on their name, image and likeness just in case the NCAA fails to move forward, reports Hookem.com.

House Rep. Matt Krause (R-Fort Worth) has filed legislation for the upcoming session that would allow athletes at Texas, Texas A&M and any other institution in the state to work with an agent and sign legal contracts.

Legislators in California and Michigan are already advancing similar bills. 

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