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Ellis, the chief justice-elect, is the first woman to lead the Texas Supreme Court and the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to the court.
Ellis has been elected chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, according to KXAN. The report says Ellis is the first woman to lead the court.
The report also says Ellis is the first openly LGBTQ+ person to win election to a statewide office in Texas, and the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to the state's highest court.
Written by The Alamo Republican from KXAN’s reporting, using only the facts in it. KXAN’s own headline: “Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice-elect Maggie Ellis talks historic win, term goals”
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