The felony fraud indictment against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is expected to be unveiled today.
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The Brief: July 31, 2015
Steve McCraw, the director of Texas’ Department of Public Safety, faced a grilling from lawmakers Thursday over the arrest of Sandra Bland.
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Lawsuit Against Austin’s Campaign Rules Could Succeed
Don Zimmerman, a conservative Austin City Council member, is suing the city for campaign finance rules that he says are stacked against those who aren’t wealthy or well-known — and observers say his lawsuit may succeed.
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Lt. Gov. Patrick Will Appear at Hughes Senate Fundraisers
Also, a candidate for Senate District 24 officially kicks off her campaign and Whole Foods CEO John Mackey gives $50,000 to Rand Paul super PAC.
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The Brief: July 30, 2015
The video filmed at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas is “consistent” with the other recent videos from an anti-abortion group, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Wednesday.
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The Brief: July 29, 2015
Waller County officials have released Sandra Bland’s booking video to dispel online rumors that she was already dead when she was booked.
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The Q&A: Sheila Olmstead
In this week’s Q&A, we interview Sheila Olmstead, an environmental economist and associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs.
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The Brief: July 28, 2015
The legislative committee investigating Planned Parenthood fetal tissue donations is examining a video that a regional affiliate says might have been filmed in one of its Houston clinics.
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The Brief: July 27, 2015
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz took a drubbing on the Senate floor Sunday from GOP leaders, who scolded him for calling the Republican majority leader a liar.
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The Brief: July 24, 2015
The death of Sandra Bland in a Waller County Jail cell has renewed concerns among criminal justice advocates who say jailers’ mental health training is inadequate.
