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Rick Jackson Paid $6 Million for the Right to Decide Who Gets Sued Over a Failed 'Anti-Woke' Bank. The Other Billionaires in the Fight Haven't Been Sued.

Rick Jackson Paid $6 Million for the Right to Decide Who Gets Sued Over a Failed 'Anti-Woke' Bank. The Other Billionaires in the Fight Haven't Been Sued.

A bankruptcy court approved a deal letting a company backed by Jackson's investment firm pursue GloriFi's lawsuits, with the first $6 million-plus of any winnings and a share of the rest that starts at 80%. The estate has sued the founder, law firms and vendors, but not the other billionaires caught up in the fight. Jackson's campaign won't say whether he'd step back as governor.

Greg Abbott's Ad Says Gina Hinojosa 'Voted to Allow for Parents to Be Prosecuted for Child Abuse.' In 2022, Abbott Ordered Child-Abuse Investigations of Parents Over Their Trans Kids.

Greg Abbott's Ad Says Gina Hinojosa 'Voted to Allow for Parents to Be Prosecuted for Child Abuse.' In 2022, Abbott Ordered Child-Abuse Investigations of Parents Over Their Trans Kids.

Abbott's new 'Transition Your Kids – or Face Prosecution' ad rests on Hinojosa's vote against HB 1106, a bill saying it isn't child abuse for a parent to refuse a child's pronouns. Voting no on it allowed nothing — it passed, and Abbott signed it. In 2022, Abbott himself ordered the state to investigate parents of transgender kids for child abuse.

John James Voted Twice to Protect Trump's Tariffs. His Family's Auto Logistics Company Sells Help Coping With Them — and Paid His Family's Accounts Over $1 Million Last Year.

John James Voted Twice to Protect Trump's Tariffs. His Family's Auto Logistics Company Sells Help Coping With Them — and Paid His Family's Accounts Over $1 Million Last Year.

James Group, the Detroit auto-parts logistics company that James and a trust for his children hold stakes in, pitches supply chain risk services to automakers dealing with 'evolving trade policies.' His own disclosure shows his stake and a trust for his children took in $1 million to $5.1 million in dividends from it last year, while he voted to block and then reject ending the tariffs.