Paxton prosecutors blame politics for trumping evidence in attorney general’s impeachment trial
Houston attorney Dick DeGuerin said his team was naive in its belief that “principle would win out over politics.” Full Story
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Chuck Lindell
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Chuck Lindell worked for The Texas Tribune in 2023 as the Saturday editor and as interim politics editor. His career includes 33 years at the Austin American-Statesman, where he reported on politics and legal issues and previously worked as Washington, DC correspondent, assistant metro editor and copy editor. Chuck has also worked for newspapers in Milwaukee and Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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![Texas Tribune politics reporter Patrick Svitek moderates a panel with Harriet O’Neill, Erin Epley, Dick DeGuerin and Rusty Hardin about Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on Sept. 23, 2023.]()
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Political warnings and accusations of misconduct: 6 main themes emerge in first week of Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial
The suspended attorney general’s lawyers focused on disloyalty and attacked evidence, while impeachment managers accused Paxton of excessive and obsessive misconduct. Neither side ignored the politics behind the case. Full Story
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![Suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton, center, sits with his lawyers Tony Buzbee, left, and Dan Cogdell at the beginning of the first day of Paxton’s impeachment trial in the Texas Senate on Sept. 5, 2023.]()
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Here are the 16 articles of impeachment Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing
The articles — including bribery, dereliction of duty and disregard of official duty — do not include four accusations originally adopted by the Texas House. Full Story
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![State Attorney General Ken Paxton holds a press conference at the Houston Recovery Center on October 26, 2021.]()
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Here are the 20 articles of impeachment filed against Ken Paxton
The Texas House will vote on accusations that include bribery, dereliction of duty, disregard of official duty and obstruction of justice. Full Story
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![State Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at his primary election results watch party in McKinney on March 1, 2022.]()
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Biden approves disaster relief for 13 Texas counties with damage from winter ice storms
Gov. Greg Abbott, who requested a federal disaster declaration for 23 counties, called it a critical first step in the recovery. Full Story
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![A technician from the Pedernales Electric Cooperative arrives to check on a power line in northwest Austin, Texas on February 1, 2023. Power outages swept across the region as a result of damage to power lines from ice and fallen tree limbs.]()
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Austin City Council to vote Wednesday on replacing city manager
Spencer Cronk, city manager since 2018, fell out of favor after the recent ice storm disrupted power for days. Full Story
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![From left: Austin Council Member Greg Casar, City Manager Spencer Cronk, Mayor Steve Adler, and City Attorney Anne Morgan listen to testimony during a city council meeting on Oct. 17, 2019.]()
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