James Talarico’s comments come after ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found that the attorney general may have broken state law by voting using an address where he no longer appears to live.
Investigations
The Texas Tribune’s investigative journalism dives deep into the policy and political decisions that matter most to Texans. Read the latest — and most ambitious — work from our newsroom and the investigative team we share with ProPublica.
Posted in
Investigations
How a man once ordered to pay libel damages helped launch an investigation into Islamic private schools
A man convicted of libel in Britain helped spur investigations into Islamic private schools applying to Texas’ voucher program, legal filings say.
Posted in
Investigations
Texas Democrats ask for investigation into Ken Paxton voter registration
The complaint comes after The Texas Tribune and ProPublica found the Texas attorney general repeatedly voted while registered at an address where he appears to no longer live.
Posted in
Investigations
Ken Paxton vowed to crack down on “illegal voting.” He may have violated Texas election law.
The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.”
Posted in
The Texas Tribune-ProPublica Investigative Unit
Ken Paxton wanted to limit forum shopping. Now lawyers say he’s improperly seeking favorable courts.
ProPublica and The Texas Tribune have identified at least 30 lawsuits filed by the attorney general over the past nine years that have a tenuous connection to the counties in which they were filed.
Posted in
Investigations
Texas lawmakers repeatedly failed to pass flood protections. Some could have saved lives.
Dozens of bills were rejected over nearly 60 years, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found. Some measures would have prohibited youth camps and new construction in high-risk flood areas.
Posted in
Investigations
FIFA could make billions from the World Cup. Texas host cities will get little in return.
Almost all of the costs for organizing the tournament fall on the cities, whose ability to collect revenue is limited. In Texas, that could leave taxpayers on the hook.
Posted in
Investigations
Meet the mayor of a tiny Texas town who wants to limit how cities can govern
A push to restrict local governments’ power is having downstream effects in tiny towns and big cities like Dallas.
Posted in
Investigations
Trump’s DOJ will move forward with Colony Ridge settlement despite concerns from judge
The proposed $68 million settlement with a Texas land developer that the Justice Department had accused of preying on Hispanic residents includes no money for the victims but more than $20 million for police and immigration enforcement.
Posted in
Investigations
Trump’s DOJ plans to settle Colony Ridge case without compensating victims
The Biden administration sued a Texas land developer accused of duping tens of thousands of Hispanic residents. Trump’s DOJ is now offering an unprecedented settlement that experts say could target the very people who were harmed by the developer.