From an indictment to an alleged affair, Ken Paxton’s controversies hang over his Senate bid
The attorney general has won statewide elections twice since his legal woes began. This time he will be at the top of the ticket, facing a fundraising juggernaut in James Talarico.
Records challenge UT-Austin’s allegations against fired KUT leader
The university fired General Manager Debbie Hiott on Monday citing “oversight and management of planning” for the public radio station’s inaugural festival.
Talarico goes all-in with attack on Paxton plea deal in child sex abuse case
The Democratic Senate candidate continued his push for the release of files related to a plea deal his GOP rival’s office offered admitted child molester Adam Hoffman.
Paxton breaks with Texas GOP’s anti-IVF platform, saying he supports the procedure
Delegates to the Texas GOP convention recently adopted a platform calling in-vitro fertilization destructive to fetal life.
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